Coire na Beithe
valley · Argyll and Bute
GaelicAI-generated
This valley is named after a birch tree. The Gaelic word 'beith' means birch, so this is the 'corrie of the birch'.
Word origins
- Coire
- Gaeliccorrie, cirque, bowl-shaped valley(from coire "cauldron, pot, corrie")
- na Beithe
- Gaelicof the birch tree(from na "of the (singular genitive definite article)", beithe "birch tree")