Merecleuch Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishAI-generated
Merecleuch Hill is a hybrid name. 'Mere' is Old English for 'lake' or 'pool', and 'cleuch' is Scots for a ravine or gorge. The name likely describes a hill near a lake and a ravine.
Word origins
- Mere
- Old Englishlake, pool(from mære "lake, pool")
- cleuch
- Scotsravine, gorge(from clogh "ravine, gorge")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")