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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")