Coire a' Chùil Mhàim
valley · Highland
GaelicAI-generated
This valley is named after a hollow or recess near a slope or incline. 'Coire' means a corrie or cauldron-shaped valley, 'chùil' means hollow/recess, and 'mhàim' refers to a slope or incline.
Word origins
- Coire
- Gaeliccorrie, cauldron-shaped valley(from coire "cauldron")
- a' Chùil
- Gaelicof the hollow/recess(from cùil "corner, recess, hollow")
- Mhàim
- Gaelicslope, incline(from màm "slope, incline")