A small steep sided valley usually wooded with a stream. [D.S.]
Regional variation on ‘dene’, ‘dean’, commonly used in Fife and possibly elsewhere in eastern Scotland.
Etymology
From Old English denu ‘valley’. Cf. ‘dene’, ‘dean’
Example locations
- Dura Den
Fife, Scotland - Maspie Den
Fife, Scotland
Entry contributors:
Donald Spy