Wrongly named fells and such.

[IanDarkpeak]

Anyplace in Derbyshire with the word 'Shining' in it.

I always thought it had something to do with bashing your lower leg....

[Brotherton Lad]

Aye, Ian, from the Germanic stem Brun-, hence Brunne, a small fast flowing stream.

[Latege]

...hence Brunne, a small fast flowing stream.

I don't follow the logic. What language is Brunne in?

[Brotherton Lad]

I don't follow the logic. What language is Brunne in?

Brunne is used colloquially in German for a stream or water source, more properly these days the word is Brunnen. Probably introduced into the NE and Scotland by the Vikings, I'd have thought.

[wheezing donkey]

But Burn is another name for a stream, given that it's wet up there this is logical..

Maybe in Scotland, Ian. Around Bowland, upland watercourses are 'beck', 'gill' or 'gutter'?
We do of course have the main watercourses of the Roeburn and the Hindburn; but both of these are preceded by the title 'River'?

[Brotherton Lad]

Maybe in Scotland, Ian. Around Bowland, upland watercourses are 'beck', 'gill' or 'gutter'?
We do of course have the main watercourses of the Roeburn and the Hindburn; but both of these are preceded by the title 'River'?

That's like the River Avon. Since Afon is the old word for river, there's loads of English people going round saying River River (so good they named it twice).

[Wheeze]

Fan Y Big.

No bigs things up there at all last time I looked.

[IanDarkpeak]

That's like the River Avon. Since Afon is the old word for river, there's loads of English people going round saying River River (so good they named it twice).

Quick geek points if any one can tell me the name of the "Hill hill hill Hill" in the lakes although it is only called that by the residents of the local village "Hill hill hill"

[Latege]

.... Probably introduced into the NE and Scotland by the Vikings, I'd have thought.

Seems logical though modern Danish uses strøm or baek, I believe Icelandic has brunnur for spring though.

Back to the original point, why is Winter Hill so called since it's still there in summer? and which old man does Old man's hill (north of Great Hill, though why it's great I don't know) belong to?

[dominion]

Quick geek points if any one can tell me the name of the "Hill hill hill Hill" in the lakes although it is only called that by the residents of the local village "Hill hill hill"

Ah you mean the quadruple tautology?? I only know because I googled it...