Stack Cleugh
valley · Cumberland
Old NorseAI-generated
Stack Cleugh likely derives from Old Norse 'stakkr' meaning a stack or steep rock, and 'kleif' meaning a steep slope or ravine. It describes a valley or ravine near a prominent rocky feature.
Word origins
- Stack
- Old Norsestack, steep rock(from stakkr "stack, steep rock")
- Cleugh
- Old Norsesteep slope, ravine(from kleif "steep slope, ravine")