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Cnoc a' Chlachain

hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

This hill name likely refers to a small stone or rocky hill. 'Cnoc' means hill, and 'a' Chlachain' is the genitive form of 'clachan', meaning little stone or stony place.

Word origins

Cnoc
Gaelichill(from cnoc "hill")
a' Chlachain
Gaelicof the little stone(from clachan "little stone, stony place")