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White Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 250m

Marilyn
Old EnglishAI-generated

White Hill is a descriptive name from the Old English 'hwit' meaning 'white' and 'hyll' meaning 'hill'. It refers to a hill that is pale in colour, perhaps due to its geology or vegetation.

Word origins

White
Old Englishwhite, pale(from hwit "white")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")