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Cruach nan Cuilean

hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 276m

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a hill, likely named for the presence of young sheep or lambs. 'Cruach' means hill or mountain, and 'cuilean' can mean a young animal, often a lamb.

Word origins

Cruach
Gaelichill, mountain(from cruc "heap, mound, hill")
nan Cuilean
Gaelicof the lambs(from na cuilean "of the young animal, lamb")