Cockleroi

Cockleroi or Cockleroy[2] is a prominent hill in Scotland.[3][4] It is Linlithgow's local hill. On its top there are some remains of an Iron Age's hill fort.[5]

Cockleroi
Pathway to Cockleroi
Highest point
Elevation278 m (912 ft)[1]
Prominence59[2]
Coordinates55.95163°N 3.61988°W / 55.95163; -3.61988
Geography

Etymology

There are multiple explanations for the name Cockleroi. The most phonetically plausible is derivation from Gaelic *cochull-ruadh meaning "red cap, hood or mantle".[6] Less convincing Gaelic derivations are *cachaileth ruadh, "red gate",[6] *cuchailte ruadh, "red residence, seat".[6] The name may be Brittonic and derived from *cloc-erjo- (from *clog, "rock, crag, steep cliff", Welsh clegyr),[6] suffixed with rūδ, "red" (Welsh rhudd),[6] but this requires double metathesis and unexplained reversion of -e- to –o-.[6]

  • Rigs on Cockleroi
    Rigs on Cockleroi
  • Summit of Cockleroy
    Summit of Cockleroy

References

Media related to Cockleroy Hill at Wikimedia Commons

  1. Coppens, Philip (2007). Land of the Gods: How a Scottish Landscape was Sanctified to Become Arthur's Camelot. BookBaby. ISBN 9781623092344. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. "Cockleroy". Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 65 Falkirk & Linlithgow (Dunfermline) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229705.
  4. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. Mountain, Harry (1998). The Celtic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. Universal-Publishers. p. 1202. ISBN 9781581128949. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  6. James, Alan. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence" (PDF). SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.


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