Robgill Tower
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Robgill Tower is a village near Ecclefechan
. It is primarily farming-oriented and residential.
personal name Hreodbeorht (modern name Robert) and Old Norse gil "ravine
. The name was recorded as Redbeilgill in 1125.
Ecclefechan
Ecclefechan is a small village in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway.Ecclefechan lay in the early middle ages within the British kingdom of Rheged, and the name is derived from the Brythonic for "small church"...
. It is primarily farming-oriented and residential.
Etymology
The village's name is from the Old EnglishOld English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
personal name Hreodbeorht (modern name Robert) and Old Norse gil "ravine
Ravine
A ravine is a landform narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streamcutting erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. A ravine is generally a fluvial slope landform of relatively steep sides, on the order of twenty to...
. The name was recorded as Redbeilgill in 1125.