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Loch Doire nam Muc

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This loch is named 'loch of the oak wood of the pigs'. It likely refers to a wooded area near the loch where pigs were kept.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake
Doire
Gaelicoak wood(from doire "oak wood")
nam Muc
Gaelicof the pigs(from na "of the", muc "pigs")