English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Gretna Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkandrews Nether

Historical Forms

  • Greatneyhill, Gritney hill 1592 Border

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Greatneyhill , Gritney hill 1592 Border . It takes its name from Gretna ( Dumfries ) just over the border .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site