Cockleroi or Cockleroy is a prominent hill in

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. It is

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's local hill. On its top there are some remains of an

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Etymology

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

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''*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",

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''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

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