Faggergill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Arkengarthdale
Historical Forms
- Fagardegile 1280 YI 1283 Rich
- Faggardglle 1285 YI
- Fawgargill 1473 VCHi.37
Etymology
v. gil 'ravine.' Professor Ekwall suggests tentatively that the first element is ON fár -garðr 'sheep enclosure,' with early and easily explicable loss of the first -r -.