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Loch Poll a' Mhuic

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a loch associated with a 'pig sty' or 'pig enclosure'. The term 'poll' often denotes a pool or inlet, and 'muic' is the genitive singular of 'muc', meaning pig.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake
Poll
Gaelicpool, inlet
a' Mhuic
Gaelicof the pig(from muc "pig")