Kielderstone Cleugh
valley · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Kielderstone Cleugh is likely named from the Old English 'cēol', meaning keel or ship, possibly referring to a boat-shaped stone, and 'stan' for stone. The 'cleugh' element means ravine.
Word origins
- Kielderstone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone resembling a keel or ship(from cēol "keel, ship", stan "stone")
- cleugh
- Old EnglishAttestedravine(from clōh "ravine, gorge")