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Turner Cleuch Law

hill or mountain · Scottish Borders · 551m

Marilyn
Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill associated with a 'turner' (a craftsman who turns wood) and a 'cleuch', which is a ravine or steep-sided valley. 'Law' denotes the hill.

Word origins

Turner
Old EnglishWoodworker(from turnere "one who turns")
cleuch
Old EnglishRavine(from clōh "ravine, gorge")
law
Old EnglishHill(from hlāw "mound, hill")