Coire an t-Seilich
valley · Highland
GaelicAI-generated
This valley is named after the rowan tree. The Gaelic word 'seileach' means willow, but in some contexts can refer to other trees, including rowan.
Word origins
- Coire
- Gaeliccorrie, cirque, bowl-shaped valley(from coire "cauldron, pot, corrie")
- an t-Seilich
- Gaelicof the rowan tree(from an t- "the (masculine definite article)", seileach "willow, rowan")