Coire na Uruisgean
valley · Stirling
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Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This valley is named after 'Uruisgean', which refers to a water spirit or possibly a wild man of the woods. 'Coire' means a corrie or cauldron-shaped hollow.
Word origins
- Coire
- GaelicAttestedcorrie, cauldron(from coire "cauldron, pot, corrie")
- na Uruisgean
- Gaelicof the Uruisgean(from na "of the", Uruisgean "water spirit, wild man")
Historical forms
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