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Lang Cleuch

valley · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines 'lang' (Old English for long) with 'cleugh' (a variant of clough, meaning a steep-sided valley or ravine). It describes a long, narrow valley.

Word origins

Lang
Old Englishlong(from lang "long")
Cleuch
Old Englishsteep-sided valley, ravine(from cloh "ravine, gorge")