Coire na Banachdaich
valley · Highland
GaelicAI-generated
This valley is named after a place associated with a 'banachdach', which is a type of bird, possibly a ptarmigan or grouse. The name refers to the corrie of the banachdach.
Word origins
- Coire
- Gaeliccorrie, cirque, bowl-shaped valley(from coire "cauldron, pot, corrie")
- na Banachdaich
- Gaelicof the banachdach (bird)(from na "of the (plural/genitive definite article)", banachdach "a type of bird (ptarmigan/grouse)")