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Goatstones

Goatstones proper noun: a Bronze-Age stone circle near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland, England.

goatstones: a Bronze-Age stone circle near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland, England
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Proper noun

the Goatstones

  1. A Bronze-Age stone circle near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland, England.

Origin of Goatstones

Thought to be derived from the Saxon "gyet stanes", meaning "wayside stones".

Questions about Goatstones

What does Goatstones mean?
Goatstones means a Bronze-Age stone circle near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland, England.
What part of speech is Goatstones?
Goatstones is a proper noun.

Words near Goatstones in the dictionary

  1. goatskin
  2. goatskinned
  3. goatskins
  4. goatsona
  5. goatsonas
  6. Goatstones
  7. goatsucker
  8. goatsuckers
  9. goattaur
  10. goatwalking
  11. goatweed

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