Sheepfold Clough
valley
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a ravine or cleft ('clough') that was used as a sheepfold, an enclosure for sheep. 'Sheepfold' is Old English, and 'clough' is Old Norse.
Word origins
- Sheepfold
- Old Englishenclosure for sheep(from scap "sheep", fald "fold, enclosure")
- Clough
- Old Norseravine(from klǫf "ravine, cleft")