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Cruach na Maoile

hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a hill, with 'Cruach' meaning 'round hill'. 'Maoile' likely means 'bald' or 'bare', describing a treeless or exposed summit.

Word origins

Cruach
Gaelicround hill, heap, stack(from cruach "heap, stack")
na
Gaelicof the
Maoile
Gaelicbald, bare(from maol "bald, bare")