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Cruachan Treshnish

hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 217m

GaelicAI-generated

Cruachan Treshnish is a Gaelic name for a hill. 'Cruachan' means 'little heap' or 'rounded hill', and 'Treshnish' likely refers to the nearby Treshnish Isles.

Word origins

Cruachan
Gaeliclittle heap, rounded hill(from cruach "heap, stack", -an "diminutive suffix")
Treshnish
Norse-Gaeliclikely refers to the Treshnish Isles