Black Cleuch
valley · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name describes a dark or muddy valley. It is composed of the Old English adjective 'blæc' meaning dark or black, and 'clēoh' meaning a steep rock or cliff, which evolved into the Scots word 'cleugh' for a ravine or steep-sided valley.
Word origins
- Black
- Old Englishdark, black(from blæc "dark, black")
- Cleuch
- Old Englishravine, steep-sided valley(from clēoh "steep rock, cliff")