Three Knowes
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely refers to a hill with three prominent peaks or summits. 'Knowes' is a dialectal term for hills or hillocks, often rounded.
Word origins
- Three
- Old Englishthree(from þrīe "three")
- Knowes
- Old Englishhills, hillocks(from cnoll "knoll, rounded hill")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")