Birkie's Cleuch
valley · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'birce' meaning 'birch tree', possibly with a possessive suffix, referring to a place associated with birch. It is combined with 'cleugh', a Scots or Northern English word for a steep ravine or gorge.
Word origins
- Birkie's
- Old EnglishAttestedBirch's(from birce "birch tree", -es "possessive suffix")
- Cleuch
- ScotsAttestedRavine(from clōh "ravine, gorge")