Gloomy Cleuch
valley · Scottish Borders
ScotsAI-generated
This name describes a dark and perhaps forbidding ravine. 'Gloomy' refers to the lack of light, and 'Cleuch' is a Scots word for a ravine or gorge.
Word origins
- Gloomy
- Old Englishdark, dismal(from glōm "twilight, darkness")
- Cleuch
- Scotsravine, gorge(from clog "rock, stone")