Creag Moine Toll nam Broc
hill or mountain · Perth and Kinross · 521m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a rocky hill in a boggy area with badger holes. 'Creag' means rocky hill or crag, 'Moine' means bog or moss, and 'Toll nam Broc' means 'hole of the badgers'.
Word origins
- Creag
- GaelicAttestedrocky hill, crag(from creag "rock, crag")
- Moine
- GaelicAttestedbog, moss(from mòine "bog, peat moss")
- Toll nam Broc
- GaelicAttestedhole of the badgers(from toll "hole", broc "badger")