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Pots Pool

lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway

Old NorseAI-generated

This name refers to a pool with multiple pits or depressions. 'Pots' is the plural of the Norse term for a pool or pit, and 'Pool' is an English word for a small body of still water.

Word origins

Pots
Old Norsepools, pits(from pottr "pot, cauldron, pit")
Pool
Old Englishpool, pond(from pōl "pool, pond")