Coire Beag-ghleann

valley · Highland

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This valley is named 'Coire Beag-ghleann', meaning 'small corrie glen'. 'Coire' refers to a corrie or hollow in the mountains, and 'gleann' means glen or valley.

Word origins

Coire Beag-ghleann
GaelicAttestedsmall corrie glen(from coire "cauldron, corrie", beag "small", gleann "glen, valley")

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