Loch na Leirg
lake or loch · North Ayrshire
GaelicSurmised
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This name refers to a loch situated on a slope or bank. The term 'leirg' is a common Gaelic word for such a feature.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- na
- Gaelicof the(from na "of the")
- Leirg
- Gaelicslope, bank, brae(from learg "slope, bank, brae")