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Waterhead Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill at the source of a watercourse. It combines the Old English 'wæter' (water) and 'hēafod' (head, source) with 'hyll' (hill).

Word origins

Waterhead
Old Englishsource of a watercourse(from wæter "water", hēafod "head, source")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")