 Its appearance may have changed in part due to vandalism based on the belief it was used to hoard treasure.The name "Scutchamer" may have derived from "Cwichelmeshlaew".An alternate explanation is that the name is based on the word "scutcher", someone who "scutched" or beat out flax to loosen its fibres, and the knob was a location of local fairs trading in local products deriving from this practice.