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Fauld Cleuch

valley · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely combines Old English 'fald' meaning 'fold' or 'enclosure' with 'cloh' meaning 'ravine'. It refers to a ravine with a fold or enclosure.

Word origins

Fauld
Old Englishfold, enclosure(from fald "fold, enclosure")
Cleuch
Old Englishravine, glen(from cloh "ravine, glen")