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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")