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Hill of Clais nan Earb

hill or mountain · Moray · 524m

GaelicAI-generated

This name is Gaelic, meaning 'hollow of the sheep' or 'hollow of the lambs'. 'Clais' means hollow or ditch, and 'earb' refers to sheep or lambs.

Word origins

Clais nan Earb
Gaelichollow of the sheep/lambs(from clais "hollow, ditch", na "of the", earb "sheep, lambs")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")