Coire Leacach
valley · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This valley is named after a 'leacach' corrie, meaning 'sloping' or 'flaggy'.
Word origins
- Coire
- GaelicAttestedcorrie, cirque(from coire "cauldron, pot, corrie")
- Leacach
- GaelicAttestedsloping, flaggy(from leac "slab, flagstone, slope", -ach "adjectival suffix")