← Back to map

Creachan Dubh

hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 470m

Marilyn
GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to dark or black hills or rocky areas. 'Creachan' is a diminutive plural of 'creag' (rock, crag), and 'dubh' means black.

Word origins

Creachan
Gaelicsmall hills, rocky areas(from creag "crag, rock")
Dubh
Gaelicblack(from dubh "black")