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Windy Standard

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 698m

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Old EnglishAI-generated

The name refers to a prominent landmark, possibly a standard or marker, on a windy hill. 'Standard' likely refers to a flag or banner, or a boundary stone.

Word origins

Windy
Old Englishwindy(from windig "windy")
Standard
Old Englishstandard, banner, marker(from standerd "standard, banner")