Thorniecleuch Hill
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely combines the Old English word 'thorn' (hawthorn) with 'cloh', meaning a ravine or gorge. It describes a ravine associated with hawthorn trees.
Word origins
- Thornie
- Old Englishthorn tree(from þorn "thorn")
- cleugh
- Old Englishravine, gorge(from cloh "ravine, gorge")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
Thornicleugh