Glenkiln Reservoir
lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway
GaelicAI-generated
Glenkiln Reservoir is named after the glen (valley) and the River Kiln. The name likely derives from Gaelic 'gleann' meaning valley and 'cill' meaning church or cell, possibly indicating an old ecclesiastical site.
Word origins
- Glen
- Gaelicvalley(from gleann "valley")
- kiln
- Gaelicchurch, cell(from cill "church, cell")