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Drumbuie Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

GaelicAI-generated

The name Drumbuie likely refers to a rounded or conical hill. It is composed of the Gaelic elements 'drum' meaning 'ridge' or 'height' and 'buidhe' meaning 'yellow' or 'fair'.

Word origins

Drum
Gaelicridge, height(from druim "ridge")
buie
Gaelicyellow, fair(from buidhe "yellow, fair")