Whin Rigg (Wasdale)
hill or mountain · Cumberland · 537m
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Old NorseAI-generated
The name 'Whin Rigg' likely refers to a ridge covered in gorse or whin. 'Whin' is a dialectal term for gorse, and 'rigg' is a Norse word for ridge.
Word origins
- Whin
- Old Norsegorse(from kvinn "gorse")
- Rigg
- Old Norseridge, crest(from hryggr "ridge")
- Wasdale
- Old Norsevalley of the river Was(from Vás-dalr "valley of the river Was")