White Howe (Bannisdale)
hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 530m
Birkett
Old NorseAI-generated
White Howe in Bannisdale refers to a pale-coloured hill ('howe'). 'Howe' is a Norse word for a hill or mound.
Word origins
- White
- Old Englishwhite, pale(from hwīt "white")
- Howe
- Old Norsehill, mound(from haugr "mound, hill")
- Bannisdale
- Old NorseBanni's valley(from Banni "personal name", dalr "valley")