Outer Hare Cleuch
valley · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name Outer Hare Cleuch likely refers to a ravine situated further out, associated with hares. 'Outer' indicates a peripheral location, 'hare' is the animal, and 'cleuch' is a Scots or Northern English term for a ravine.
Word origins
- Outer
- Old Englishouter, exterior(from ūtera "outer")
- Hare
- Old Englishhare(from hara "hare")
- Cleuch
- Scotsravine, steep-sided valley(from clōh "ravine, gorge")