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Gardenback Pool

lake or loch · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

Gardenback Pool is an Old English name for a pool located behind a garden. It suggests a pool situated at the rear of a cultivated or enclosed area.

Word origins

Garden
Old Englishgarden(from geard "enclosure, garden")
Back
Old Englishback, rear(from bæc "back, rear")
Pool
Old Englishpool(from pōl "pool, pond")