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What is it ??

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tiompan Feb 27, 2004 08:32:24

Replying to Rivington Pike

in scots tulloch is a mound or mounds . so mound mound . in dundee we have the law hill which means hill hill .

Rivington Pike Feb 27, 2004 10:31:17

Replying to tiompan

Here in Lancashire we have Pendle Hill, as PEN is from the O.E. / Welsh for head'or top of an hill and hill meaning 'hill' we have 'the top of an hill hill'

Arn't placenames interesting !!!

RIV