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.

Scar

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Mounts Carr 1771 M
  • Mount Scar 1843 O.S.

Etymology

, Mounts Carr 1771M, Mount Scar 1843 O.S. , v. Mount supra , sker ' a rocky cliff ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site