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Bankhead Glen

valley · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

Bankhead Glen is likely named from Old English 'banc' meaning bank or slope, and 'heafod' meaning head or top. 'Glen' is Gaelic for valley. The name refers to a valley at the head of a bank or slope.

Word origins

Bankhead
Old EnglishTop of a bank(from banc "bank, slope", heafod "head, top")
Glen
GaelicValley(from gleann "valley")