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Threipmuir Reservoir

lake or loch · City of Edinburgh

ScotsAI-generated

This name likely refers to a reservoir associated with the area known as 'Threipmuir'. 'Threip' may relate to a dispute or argument, and 'muir' means moorland.

Word origins

Threip
Scotsdispute, argument(from threip "dispute")
muir
Scotsmoorland(from mòr "great", mòinteach "peaty, marshy")
Reservoir
Unknowna place where water is collected and stored