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Lochan Gleann na Cloiche Sgoilte

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a lochan (small lake) situated in a glen (valley) that contains a split stone. The 'cloiche sgoilte' element describes a stone that has been broken or split.

Word origins

Lochan
Gaelicsmall lake(from lochán "diminutive of loch")
Gleann
Gaelicvalley(from gleann "valley")
na Cloiche Sgoilte
Gaelicof the split stone(from an clach sgoilte "the split stone")