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Creachan nan Sgadan

hill or mountain · Highland · 655m

GaelicAI-generated

Creachan nan Sgadan is a Gaelic name meaning 'rocky hill of the herrings'. 'Creachan' means 'rocky hill', 'nan' is the genitive plural article, and 'sgadan' means 'herrings'.

Word origins

Creachan
Gaelicrocky hillock(from creag "rock")
nan
Gaelicof the
Sgadan
Gaelicherrings(from sgadan "herrings")