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Bruichladdich

village · Argyll and Bute

GaelicAI-generated

This name combines a Gaelic term for a slope or bank with a Gaelic word for a shore or beach. It describes a settlement located on a slope leading down to the shore.

Word origins

Bruich
GaelicSlope, bank(from brugh "slope, bank")
laddich
GaelicShore, beach(from lath "shore")

Historical forms

Bruichladdich