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Lochan Meall na Curra

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name describes a small loch associated with a hill or knoll that is related to a curragh or small boat. It combines the Gaelic words for 'loch', 'hill/knoll', and 'curragh'.

Word origins

Lochan
Gaelicsmall loch(from lochán "diminutive of loch")
Meall
Gaelichill, knoll(from mèall "rounded hill")
na Curra
Gaelicof the curragh(from na corra "genitive of a' chorra", corra "curragh, boat")