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Redscar Cleuch

valley · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

This valley name likely combines the Old English 'rēad' (red) and 'scār' (a share, portion, or possibly a steep slope). It describes a red-coloured steep slope or area.

Word origins

Redscar
Old Englishred slope(from rēad "red", scār "share, steep slope")
Cleuch
Old Englishravine, valley(from clōh "ravine, gorge")