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Creag Chruachain

cliff or slope · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a 'hilly' or 'rounded' cliff or slope. 'Creag' means rock or cliff, and 'chruachain' is a diminutive of 'cruach', meaning a round hill or stack.

Word origins

Creag
Gaelicrock, cliff(from creag "rock, cliff")
Chruachain
Gaelicof the little hill/stack(from cruachain "little hill, little stack")