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Loch Càrn na Tòiteil

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

Loch Càrn na Tòiteil is a Gaelic name meaning 'Loch of the Cairn of the Burning'. 'Càrn' means cairn, and 'na Tòiteil' likely refers to a fire or burning, possibly a beacon or signal fire.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
Càrn
Gaeliccairn(from càrn "cairn, heap of stones")
na Tòiteil
Gaelicof the burning(from na tùiteal "the burning, the fire")