Black Cleuch
valley · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a dark or unpleasant ravine or gorge. 'Cleuch' is derived from Old English 'clōh'.
Word origins
- Black
- Old Englishdark, black, possibly unpleasant(from blæc "black")
- Cleuch
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, gorge(from clōh "ravine, gorge")