Lochan Bad na Sgitheiche
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicAI-generated
This name refers to a small loch (lochan) near a clump or thicket (bad) of a kite or hawk (sgitheiche). It suggests the presence of these birds of prey in the area.
Word origins
- Lochan
- Gaelicsmall loch(from lochán "diminutive of loch")
- Bad
- Gaelicclump, thicket(from bad "clump, thicket")
- na Sgitheiche
- Gaelicof the kite/hawk(from na sgitheiche "genitive of sgitheach, kite, hawk")