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Cruach nan Caorach

hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 578m

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a hill, likely named for the presence of sheep. 'Cruach' means hill or mountain, and 'caorach' is the plural of 'caora', meaning sheep.

Word origins

Cruach
Gaelichill, mountain(from cruc "heap, mound, hill")
nan Caorach
Gaelicof the sheep(from na caora "of the sheep")