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Loch nan Sìdhean

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a loch associated with fairy mounds or hills. 'Sìdean' is the plural of 'sìdh', meaning fairy hill or mound.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural)")
Sìdhean
Gaelicfairy mounds(from sìdean "fairy mound, fairy hill")