Creag Braigh an t-Sratha
hill or mountain · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a rocky hill or crag at the head of a strath or valley. It indicates a prominent rocky feature situated at the upper end of a wide, flat river valley.
Word origins
- Creag
- GaelicAttestedrock, crag(from creag "rock, crag")
- Braigh
- GaelicAttestedhead, upper part(from bràigh "head, upper part")
- an t-Sratha
- GaelicAttestedof the strath(from srath "strath, wide river valley")
Historical forms
[object Object]