Bainloch Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 287m
Marilyn
GaelicAI-generated
This name likely combines Gaelic 'bàn' (white, pale) and 'loch' (lake, or possibly a hollow), referring to a pale-looking loch or hollow on the hill. The 'hill' is a later addition.
Word origins
- Bain
- Gaelicwhite, pale(from bàn "white, pale")
- loch
- Gaeliclake, or hollow(from loch "lake, or hollow")
- hill
- Old Englishhill