Cockleroi or Cockleroy is a prominent hill in Scotland. It is Linlithgow's local hill. On its top there are some remains of an Iron Age's hill fort.

Etymology

There are multiple explanations for the name ''Cockleroi''. The most phonetically plausible is derivation from

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

''*cochull-ruadh'' meaning "red cap, hood or mantle". Less convincing Gaelic derivations are ''*cachaileth ruadh'', "red gate", ''*cuchailte ruadh'', "red residence, seat". The name may be Brittonic and derived from ''*cloc-erjo-'' (from ''*clog'', "rock, crag, steep cliff",

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

''clegyr''), suffixed with ''rūδ'', "red" (Welsh ''rhudd''), but this requires double metathesis and unexplained reversion of ''-e-'' to ''–o-''. File:Rigs on Cockleroi - geograph.org.uk - 1147861.jpg, Rigs on Cockleroi File:Cockleroy summit - geograph.org.uk - 290416.jpg, Summit of Cockleroy

References

Mountains and hills of West Lothian {{scotland-geo-stub