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Loch an Tairbeart

lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

The name of this loch is derived from the Gaelic 'tairbeart', meaning a portage or a place where boats are dragged overland between bodies of water. It refers to a historical route for transporting boats.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
an
Gaelicthe(from an "the")
Tairbeart
Gaelicportage(from tairbeart "portage, place where boats are dragged overland")