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Hill of Kirriemuir

hill or mountain · Angus · 193m

GaelicAI-generated

This name is likely Gaelic, with 'Kirrie' possibly meaning 'a place of berries' or 'a rough place'. 'Muir' means 'moor' or 'sea', suggesting a moorland area near the sea or a rough moor.

Word origins

Kirriemuir
Gaelicrough place or place of berries(from *cirein* "rough, bristly", *muir* "moor, sea")