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Hill of Balquhindachy

hill or mountain · Aberdeenshire · 145m

GaelicAI-generated

This name is likely Gaelic, possibly meaning 'place of the crooked stream' or 'place of the winding hollow'. 'Bal' means 'place', and 'quhindachy' may relate to winding or crookedness.

Word origins

Bal
Gaelicplace/townland(from baile "townland/place")
quhindachy
Gaeliccrooked/winding(from cuim "crooked", dacha "house")