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Coire na h-Eirigh

valley · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This valley is named after a 'h-eirigh', which can mean a rising, an ascent, or a place of gathering. 'Coire' means a corrie or cauldron-shaped hollow.

Word origins

Coire
Gaeliccorrie, cauldron(from coire "cauldron, pot, corrie")
na h-Eirigh
Gaelicof the rising/ascent(from na "of the", h-eirigh "rising, ascent, gathering")