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Lochan Mheall na h-Easaiche

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a small loch near a hill or knoll that is associated with a waterfall. It combines the Gaelic words for 'loch', 'hill/knoll', and 'waterfall'.

Word origins

Lochan
Gaelicsmall loch(from lochán "diminutive of loch")
Meall
Gaelichill, knoll(from mèall "rounded hill")
na h-Easaiche
Gaelicof the waterfall(from na h-easaiche "genitive of an easa", easa "waterfall")