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Gairy Craig

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 382m

GaelicAI-generated

Gairy Craig is likely derived from the Gaelic 'gearr' meaning 'short' or 'small', combined with 'creag' meaning 'rock' or 'crag'. It describes a small rocky outcrop.

Word origins

Gairy
Gaelicshort, small(from gearr "short, small")
Craig
Gaelicrock, crag(from creag "rock, crag")