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Ritty Cleuch

valley · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

Ritty Cleuch is a valley possibly named after a person called Ritty or related to a 'ritt' or rut. 'Cleuch' is a northern English term for a ravine or valley.

Word origins

Ritty
Old Englishpersonal name or rut(from Ritta "personal name", ritt "rut")
Cleuch
Old Englishravine, valley(from cloh "ravine, valley")