Rough Cleuch
valley · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Rough Cleuch likely describes a ravine or gully with rough or uneven terrain, from the Old English 'rūh', meaning 'rough'. 'Cleuch' is a Northern English term for a ravine or steep-sided valley.
Word origins
- Rough
- Old EnglishAttestedrough, uneven(from rūh "rough")
- Cleuch
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, gully(from clōh "ravine, cleft")