Torwood Glen
valley · Falkirk
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Torwood Glen is likely named from the Gaelic 'tor' meaning 'rock' or 'hill', and 'coed' meaning 'wood'. The 'glen' element is a later addition from Scots, meaning 'valley'.
Word origins
- Tor
- Gaelicrock, hill(from tor "rock, hill")
- wood
- Gaelicwood(from coed "wood")
- Glen
- Scotsvalley(from gleann "valley")