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 | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 278 m (912 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 59[2] |
Coordinates | 55.95163°N 3.61988°W / 55.95163; -3.61988 |
Geography | |
West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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]
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