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Cnoc a' Ghille Shùilich

hill or mountain · Highland · 103m

GaelicAI-generated

This hill is named after a person, likely a servant or follower, described as having an eye or being watchful. 'Cnoc' means hill, 'a' Ghille' means 'of the servant/lad', and 'Shùilich' relates to an eye or watchfulness.

Word origins

Cnoc
Gaelichill(from cnoc "hill")
a' Ghille
Gaelicof the servant/lad(from an gille "the servant/lad")
Shùilich
Gaelichaving an eye/watchful(from sùil "eye")