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Loch na Caorach

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a loch where sheep are kept or a loch associated with sheep. 'Caorach' is derived from the Gaelic word 'caoraich', meaning sheep.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
na
Gaelicof the(from an "the (masculine singular genitive)")
Caorach
Gaelicsheep(from caoraich "sheep")