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Loch nan Clachan

lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a loch with stones. 'Loch' means a lake or sea inlet, 'nan' is the genitive plural of the definite article 'the', and 'clachan' means 'stones'.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (genitive plural)")
clachan
Gaelicstones(from clach "stone")