South Grain Cleuch
valley · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
South Grain Cleuch denotes a ravine to the south. It is composed of the Old English 'sūth' (south), 'græġ' (grey) or 'grēne' (green) for 'grain', and 'clōh' (ravine).
Word origins
- South
- Old EnglishAttestedsouth(from sūth "south")
- Grain
- Old EnglishAttestedgrey or green(from græġ "grey", grēne "green")
- Cleuch
- Old EnglishAttestedravine(from clōh "ravine, gorge")