Muckle Whin Cleuch
valley · Dumfries and Galloway
Old NorseAI-generated
This name likely derives from Old Norse, with 'Muckle' meaning large or great, and 'Whin' referring to gorse or broom. 'Cleuch' is a Scots word for a ravine or steep-sided valley.
Word origins
- Muckle
- Scotslarge, great(from mykill "great")
- Whin
- Old Norsegorse, broom(from hvin "gorse")
- Cleuch
- Scotsravine, steep-sided valley(from clōh "ravine")