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Stot Cleugh

valley · East Lothian

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name refers to a ravine or steep-sided valley associated with 'Stot'. 'Stot' means a young bull or steer in Old English, and 'cleugh' is a dialectal term for a ravine.

Word origins

Stot
Old Englishyoung bull, steer(from stott "steer")
Cleugh
Old Englishravine, gorge(from clōh "ravine, gorge")