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Loch Gil Speireig Bheag

lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

This loch is named 'Little Speireag's Ravine'. 'Gil' is likely from Old Norse 'gil' (ravine), and 'Speireig Bheag' means 'little hawk' or 'little falcon'.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
Gil Speireig Bheag
Gaeliclittle hawk's ravine(from gil "ravine", speireig "hawk, falcon", bheag "little")