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Black Craig

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 528m

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name indicates a dark-coloured rocky outcrop or cliff. 'Black' refers to the colour, and 'Craig' is a Gaelic term for rock or cliff.

Word origins

Black
Old Englishdark-coloured(from blæc "black")
Craig
Gaelicrock, cliff(from creag "rock, crag")