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Gates Cleuch

valley · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

Gates Cleuch is a valley name. 'Gates' could refer to a road or a personal name, and 'cleuch' is a Scots word for a ravine, of Cumbric origin.

Word origins

Gates
Old Englishroad or personal name(from *gata* "road")
Cleuch
Cumbricravine(from *clog* "rock, stone")