Blackcock Cleuch
valley · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a valley with a cleuch (ravine or gorge) that is black, possibly named after a blackcock (a type of grouse).
Word origins
- Blackcock
- Old Englishblack grouse(from blæc "black", cocc "cock (bird)")
- Cleuch
- Old Englishravine, gorge(from clōh "ravine, gorge")