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Knockally

settlement · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

Knockally is likely a Gaelic name meaning 'hill of the stream' or 'hill of the church'. The first element is 'cnoc' (hill), and the second could relate to 'allt' (stream) or 'eaglais' (church).

Word origins

Knock
GaelicHill(from cnoc "hill")
ally
GaelicPossibly 'stream' (allt) or 'church' (eaglais)(from allt "stream", eaglais "church")