Red Cleuch
valley · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'rēad' meaning 'red'. It is combined with 'cloh' meaning 'ravine' or 'gully'.
Word origins
- Red
- Old EnglishAttestedred(from rēad "red")
- Cleuch
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, gully(from cloh "ravine, gully")