Type
Hill, Mountain, Path
Area of origin
Wales
Area of use
Wales
Steep gradient or slope, incline, hillside. Also, more specifically: an ascent or the rising of a hill, or a road or footpath on a slope or hillside [E.P. see article ‘The Rhiws of the Black Mountains: Liminal Ways, Old Beyond Memory‘]
Etymology
Welsh rhiw ‘hill’, ‘ascent’, ‘slope’
Example locations
Rhiw Arw
Monmouthshire, Wales- Rhiw Cwnstab
Brecon, Powys, Wales
Entry contributors:
Eddie Procter