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Dungarry

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

GaelicAI-generated

Dungarry is a Gaelic name, likely meaning 'the fort on the point' or 'the hill on the point'. 'Dun' means fort or hill, and 'garry' might refer to a point or a rocky place.

Word origins

Dun
Gaelicfort, hill(from dún "fort")
garry
Gaelicpoint, rocky place(from gearr "short, sharp")