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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")