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Hellmoor Loch

lake or loch · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely combines Old English 'hel' meaning a deep, narrow chasm or abyss, with 'moor' referring to a tract of open, uncultivated land. 'Loch' is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake.

Word origins

Hell
Old Englishdeep chasm, abyss(from hel "chasm, abyss")
Moor
Old Englishopen land, heath(from mōr "moorland")
Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")