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Loch Coire Cheap

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 Headland' or 'Corrie of the Cape'.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
Coire
Gaeliccorrie(from coire "cauldron, corrie")
Cheap
Gaelicheadland, cape(from ceap "headland, cape")