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Tantallon.

A castle in East Lothian, Scotland.

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  1. A castle in East Lothian, Scotland.

  2. A community in the Halifax area of Nova Scotia, Canada.

  3. A village in the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  4. An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.

Where this word comes from

The first part of the name is Cumbric *dyn (“fort”) + *tal (“brow”). Specific element may be either Cumbric *cann (“bright”), Cumbric *cant (“rim, border”) or Cumbric *cein (“ridge”).

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