Type Knowes
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old NorseAI-generated
Type Knowes is likely a Norse name meaning 'the pointed hills' or 'the peaks'. It describes the shape of the hills.
Word origins
- Type
- Old Norsepointed(from týpa "point, tip")
- Knowes
- Old Norsehills(from hnaugr "hill, mound")