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Benailsa

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

GaelicAI-generated

Benailsa is a Gaelic place name, likely meaning 'peak of the alder trees'. It refers to a hill characterized by the presence of alder trees.

Word origins

Ben
Gaelicpeak, mountain(from beinn "mountain, peak")
ailsa
Gaelicalder trees(from naileas "alder trees")