Woodcastle Cleuch
valley · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Woodcastle Cleuch combines Old English 'wudu' (wood) and 'castel' (castle, possibly a fortified dwelling or a prominent feature) with 'clough' (a ravine or gorge). It likely refers to a ravine near a wooded castle or fortified place.
Word origins
- Woodcastle
- Old EnglishAttestedwooded castle(from wudu "wood", castel "castle")
- Cleuch
- Old EnglishAttestedravine(from cloh "ravine, gorge")