Beinn Dearg
hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 484m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a red mountain. 'Beinn' means mountain and 'Dearg' means red in Gaelic, likely describing the colour of the mountain's rock or vegetation.
Word origins
- Beinn
- GaelicAttestedmountain(from beinn "mountain")
- Dearg
- GaelicAttestedred(from dearg "red")