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Cnoc Mòr nan Cnoc

hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 214m

GaelicAI-generated

This name literally means 'hill of hills', suggesting a prominent hill in an area of other hills. 'Cnoc Mòr' means 'large hill', and 'nan Cnoc' means 'of the hills'.

Word origins

Cnoc
Gaelichill(from cnoc "hill")
Mòr
Gaelicgreat, large(from mòr "great, large")
nan Cnoc
Gaelicof the hills(from nan "of the", cnoc "hill")