Warlaw Hill
hill or mountain · South Lanarkshire · 338m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill name likely derives from the Old English 'wær' meaning weir or dam, possibly referring to a man-made structure on a nearby watercourse. The 'hlaw' element means hill or mound.
Word origins
- Warlaw
- Old EnglishAttestedweir hill(from wær "weir, dam", hlaw "hill, mound")