Geat....

.....Thoartergate was an opening in the defensive wall of the original medieval fortified village.  It comes from the Old English geat meaning “an opening". It's down the hill from our place at Weirgate, which has nothing to do with water control and is thought to mean the 'War Gate', as it was the location of attacks from invading English armies and marauding reivers. I'm not sure of the origin of Thoarter.