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Kettle Pool

lake or loch · Highland

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name likely refers to a pool associated with a kettle, possibly a cauldron-shaped depression in the ground or a place where kettles were used. The term 'pool' is a common Old English word for a body of water.

Word origins

Kettle
Old EnglishCauldron, pot, or a kettle-shaped depression(from c(i)etel "cauldron, pot")
Pool
Old EnglishPool, small lake(from pōl "pool, lake")