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Clough is a narrow fissure between hills. Hence 

 Cleeve. 



Among other origins of names, the Danish invasions 

 gave rise to such words as Raven/iills Raffnals. This 

 is owing to the Danish standard having been a Raven. 

 This mysterious banner which consisted of a Raven with 

 open beak and extended wings on a ground of white silk 

 was embroidered by the three sisters of King Sweyn in 

 one night with magic incantations. Date 1004 to 1006 

 A.D. There are people of the name of Ravenhill in the 

 neighbourhood of Gloucester. 



Cester — Chester. This termination showing the site of 

 a Roman town is too well known to need much comment. 

 In this county we have Gloucester, Cirencester, Wood- 

 chester. 



Toot-hills. Some derive this from the Saxon word 

 Teotau to look out, others from the Saxon god Teutates, 

 who was said to be the guide over hills and track ways. 



Teutates was the same as the Thoth of the Hgyptians, 

 whom Eusebius mentions as the same as Hermes. When 

 the Cimmerian Druids migrated from Asia into Europe, 

 they carried with them their paternal traditions of Chaldean 

 lore, and the name Theu Tate. There is no language into 

 which this name is more easily resolvable than the British. 



Theu Tate is no more nor less than Dhiu-Tad, the 

 Universal Parent or God the Father. The Celts popularly 

 worshipped Mercury. The Druids secretly taught the 

 immortality of the soul. The secret worship was of one 

 infinite God, whose representation was the circle Thoth, 

 Taute, Toute, Tot, Tut Tad, Ted, Tet are probably 

 derived from the same Celtic root, and are names of places 

 in England indicative of some tumulus or conical hill, 

 dedicated to the great Celtic god Taute or Mercury, when 

 there were " Ubique per AngHam, plurima simulacra," 

 according to the testimony of Caesar. But I may men- 

 tion that in the Gentle7nan s Magazine for January, 1829, 



