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Cnoc an Òis

hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a hill associated with a 'place of the young sheep' or 'lambs'. 'Cnoc' means hill, and 'an Òis' likely relates to young sheep or lambs.

Word origins

Cnoc
Gaelichill(from cnoc "hill")
an Òis
Gaelicthe place of the young sheep/lambs(from an "the", òis "young sheep, lambs")