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Balgunloune

settlement · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

Balgunloune is a Gaelic name, possibly meaning 'town of the round hill' or 'settlement of the round hill'. 'Bal' is a variant of 'baile' (town/settlement), and 'gunloune' might relate to 'càrn' (hill) or 'cruinn' (round).

Word origins

Bal
Gaelictown, settlement(from baile "town")
gunloune
Gaelicround hill(from càrn "hill", cruinn "round")