Dinley

Dinley is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders through which Hermitage Water flows.

Etymology

The first element, din, seems to be the Cumbric word for a fort.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Bethany Fox, 'The P-Celtic Place-Names of North-East England and South-East Scotland', The Heroic Age, 10 (2007), http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox.html (appendix at http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox-appendix.html).

Coordinates: 55°15′27″N 2°49′22″W / 55.25750°N 2.82278°W / 55.25750; -2.82278


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