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Loch Àirigh a' Bhealaich

lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

This loch is named after a shieling located at a pass or gap. A shieling was a temporary summer dwelling for shepherds and cattle.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
Àirigh
Gaelicshieling(from àirigh "shieling, summer pasture hut")
a' Bhealaich
Gaelicof the pass(from bealach "pass, gap")