Loch Àirigh a' Chruidh
lake or loch · Argyll and Bute
GaelicSurmised
Probable5 sources · historical forms · name elements
This loch is named after a shieling associated with cattle. A shieling was a temporary summer dwelling for shepherds and cattle.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- Àirigh
- GaelicAttestedshieling(from àirigh "shieling, summer pasture hut")
- a' Chruidh
- Gaelicof the cattle(from cruidh "cattle")
Historical forms
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