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Loch Coire Bheachain

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This loch is named after a corrie, which is a cirque or bowl-shaped valley. The name translates to 'Corrie of the Little Beasts'.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
Coire
Gaeliccorrie(from coire "cauldron, corrie")
Bheachain
Gaelicof the little beasts(from beathach "beast", -an "diminutive suffix")