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Loch Àirigh a' Chruidh

lake or loch · Argyll and Bute

GaelicAI-generated

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
Gaelicshieling(from àirigh "shieling, summer pasture hut")
a' Chruidh
Gaelicof the cattle(from cruidh "cattle")