Cauldcleuch Head
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders · 619m
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Old NorseAI-generated
This name refers to the summit of a hill at the head of a cold ravine or gorge. 'Cauld' is a dialectal form of cold, 'cleuch' is a Norse term for a ravine, and 'head' indicates the summit.
Word origins
- cauld
- Old Englishcold(from cald "cold")
- cleuch
- Old Norseravine, gorge(from kljúfr "ravine, gorge")
- head
- Old Englishsummit, top(from hēafod "head, summit")