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Coire nan Cnàmh

valley · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This valley name is Gaelic, meaning 'corrie of the bones'. It likely refers to a corrie where animal or human bones were found or deposited.

Word origins

Coire
Gaeliccorrie, cirque, cauldron-shaped hollow(from coire "cauldron")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural genitive)")
Cnàmh
Gaelicbone(from cnàmh "bone")