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Roach Pool

lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

Roach is likely an Old English personal name or a descriptive term. Pool refers to a small body of still water.

Word origins

Roach
Old EnglishPossibly a personal name or a descriptive term related to reeds or a clearing.(from Rōc "personal name", rēac "reeds")
Pool
Old EnglishA small body of still water.(from pōl "pool")