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Loch nan Stuirteag

lake or loch · Aberdeenshire

GaelicAI-generated

This name likely refers to a loch associated with stirks or young cattle. 'Stuirteag' is the Gaelic word for a stirk.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural)")
Stuirteag
Gaelicstirks(from stuirteag "stirk, young bullock or heifer")