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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