Rotten Cleugh
valley · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Rotten Cleugh likely describes a ravine or gully with poor or marshy ground, from the Old English 'rottenn', meaning 'rotten' or 'decayed'. 'Cleugh' is a Northern English term for a ravine or steep-sided valley.
Word origins
- Rotten
- Old Englishrotten, decayed(from rottenn "rotten")
- Cleugh
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, gully(from clōh "ravine, cleft")