Loch of Kirkabister
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseAI-generated
This name is likely Old Norse, with 'loch' meaning a lake or sea inlet, and 'Kirkabister' referring to a farmstead or dwelling associated with a church.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- Kirkabister
- Old Norsefarmstead of the church(from kirkju-býr "church-farm")