Place-Names: E

PLACE-NAMESUGGESTED MEANING
Earl Hill,
Earlseat Hill
Earlseat Burn
SSE earl ‘earl’ + SSE hill ‘hill’
SSE earl ‘earl’ + S. side ‘saddle-shaped hill’ +SSE hill ‘hill’
Place-Name: Earlseat + S. burn ‘stream’
East PolquhirterSSE east ‘east-lying’ + Place-Name: Polquhirter
Elder BurnSSE elder ‘elder’ + S. burn ‘stream’
Ellergoffe Knowe
Enoch HillG. eanach ‘moor’ + SSE hill ‘hill’
Ern Cleugh S. ern ‘eagle’ and S. cleugh ‘ravine’
Ewe Hill x 2S. ewe ‘ewe’ + S. hill ‘hill’
PLACE-NAMESUGGESTED MEANING
Abbreviations: G. Gaelic, S. Scots, SSE Standard Scottish English, W. Welsh