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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")