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Creag a' Mhadaidh

hill or mountain · Perth and Kinross · 611m

MarilynGraham
GaelicAI-generated

This name means 'the dog's crag' or 'the wolf's crag'. It likely refers to the presence of dogs or wolves in the area, or perhaps the shape of the rock resembling a dog.

Word origins

Creag
Gaelicrock, crag(from creag "rock, crag")
a'
Gaelicof the(from an "the")
Mhadaidh
Gaelicof the dog, of the wolf(from madadh "dog, wolf")