Back Cleuch
valley · Dumfries and Galloway
Old NorseAI-generated
This name combines Old Norse and Scots elements, meaning 'the rear or hidden valley'. 'Cleuch' is a Scots word for a ravine or steep-sided valley.
Word origins
- Back
- Old Norserear, behind(from bak "back, rear")
- Cleuch
- Scotsravine, steep-sided valley(from clach "stone", clugh "ravine")