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Coire an Fhiodhain

valley · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This valley is named after the 'valley of the small wood'. 'Fhiodhain' is the diminutive form of 'fiodh', meaning wood or tree.

Word origins

Coire
Gaeliccorrie, cirque, cauldron-shaped hollow(from coire "cauldron, pot")
an Fhiodhain
Gaelicof the small wood(from fiodh "wood, tree", -an "diminutive suffix")