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Rough Cleugh

valley · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

Rough Cleugh likely describes a ravine or gully with rough or uneven terrain, from the Old English 'rūh', meaning 'rough'. 'Cleugh' is a Northern English term for a ravine or steep-sided valley.

Word origins

Rough
Old Englishrough, uneven(from rūh "rough")
Cleugh
Old Englishravine, gully(from clōh "ravine, cleft")