Whitstone Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill name likely derives from the Old English 'hwīt' (white) and 'stān' (stone), referring to a hill with white stones or chalky soil. The final element is 'hyll' (hill).
Word origins
- Whitstone
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite stone(from hwīt "white", stān "stone")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")