Lair Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Lund
Historical Forms
- Layrehil 12th Warter
- Laerhil, Lairehil 1190–1210 YCh1103–4
Etymology
Lair Hill is Layrehil 12thWarter , Laerhil , Lairehil 1190–1210 YCh 1103–4. OScand leirr usually means 'clay,' and it is probable that this is the first element of Lair Hill (and Lairs infra 172), for we have here patches of boulder-clay in the hollows of the wolds in several places.