Glen Scaftigill
valley · North Ayrshire
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Glen Scaftigill is a valley name. 'Glen' is Gaelic for valley. 'Scaftigill' is Old Norse, likely meaning 'shaft ravine' or 'ravine with a shaft', referring to a steep, narrow gorge.
Word origins
- Glen
- GaelicAttestedvalley(from gleann "valley")
- Scaftigill
- Old Norseshaft ravine(from skaft "shaft", gil "ravine")