Blackfield Loch
lake or loch · North Ayrshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Blackfield Loch refers to a loch situated in or near a dark or muddy field. The term 'field' here likely refers to open land.
Word origins
- Black
- Old Englishdark, muddy(from blæc "black")
- field
- Old Englishopen land(from feld "field, open country")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")