assembly with recognised legal rights. In Scotland the term is used in the literature for want of any other single accepted term.

The Scottish Gaelic place name "Tom a' Mhòid" translates as "the hill of the court". The Gaelic form has the familiar Gaelic word "mòd" in the context of the annual cultural event, a "gathering", but in this context, one for judgement and possible execution. The term is cognate with the English word "moot".

Siting and purpose

Many moot, "mote" or "mute" hills are known by that name today.

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