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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