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Barlocco Heugh

cliff or slope · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

Barlocco Heugh is likely an Old English name, possibly referring to a 'barley enclosure' or 'Bara's enclosure', with 'heugh' meaning a steep bank or ridge.

Word origins

Bar
Old Englishbarley(from bære "barley")
locco
Old Englishenclosure(from loc "enclosure")
Heugh
Old Englishsteep bank, ridge(from hōh "heel, ridge")