Dun Leacainn
hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 360m
Marilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a 'fort on the slope'. It combines the Gaelic word for a fort with a word for a hillside.
Word origins
- Dun
- Gaelicfort, stronghold(from dùn "fort, hillfort")
- Leacainn
- GaelicAttestedslope, hillside(from leacainn "slope, hillside")
Historical forms
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