howe1
/haʊ
/noun Northern English
1A tumulus or barrow.By far the commonest type of monument is the round barrow, known locally as a howe.
1.1 [in place names] A hill.The authors believe the church is a part of a twelve and a half mile ley that joins Lastingham Church, the Black Howe Barrow and Dargate Dikes....
- A short distance south of Shap village, the Kemp Howe stone circle is cut in two by the West Coast Main Line Railway.
Origin
Middle English: from Old Norse haugr 'mound', from a Germanic base meaning 'high'.
howe2
/haʊ/noun Scottish & Northern English
A hollow place; a depression.As usual this year, images from the 5,000-year-old howe are being broadcast on the Internet.
Origin
Late Middle English: variant of Old English hol (see hole).