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Beinn na Gucaig

hill or mountain · Highland · 616m

MarilynGraham
GaelicAI-generated

This name likely refers to a mountain with a small hill or knoll. 'Beinn' means mountain, and 'na gucaig' is the genitive singular of 'a' ghucaig', meaning 'of the small hill or knoll'.

Word origins

Beinn
Gaelicmountain(from beinn "mountain")
na Gucaig
Gaelicof the small hill, of the knoll(from a' ghucaig "of the small hill, of the knoll")