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Watermeetings Rig

hill or mountain · South Lanarkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a ridge where two watercourses meet. It combines 'wæter' (water) with 'mēting' (meeting) and 'hrycg' (ridge) from Old English.

Word origins

Water
Old Englishwater(from wæter "water")
meetings
Old Englishmeeting place(from mēting "meeting place")
Rig
Old Norseridge(from hryggr "ridge")