Cnoc a' Chrochair
hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name describes a hill, with 'cnoc' meaning hill. 'A' Chrochair' likely means 'of the hangman' or 'of the place of hanging'.
Word origins
- Cnoc
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill")
- a' Chrochair
- GaelicAttestedof the hangman/place of hanging(from a' "of the", crochair "hangman, place of hanging")