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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")