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Beinn na Caillich Beag

hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute

GaelicAI-generated

This is the smaller of two hills named after an old woman or hag. 'Beinn' means hill or mountain, 'na Caillich' means 'of the old woman', and 'Beag' means small.

Word origins

Beinn
Gaelichill, mountain(from beinn "peak, mountain")
na Caillich
Gaelicof the old woman(from na "of the", caillich "old woman, hag")
Beag
Gaelicsmall(from beag "small")