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Cruach Mòine-phuill

hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 405m

GaelicAI-generated

The name means 'hill of the peat bog pool'. 'Cruach' is Gaelic for a conical hill, 'mòine' means peat, and 'phuill' is a form of 'poll' meaning pool or pit.

Word origins

Cruach
Gaelicconical hill, mountain(from cruach "heap, stack, pile, conical hill")
Mòine-phuill
Gaelicpeat bog pool(from mòine "peat, peat bog", poll "pool, pit, hole")