Lochan na Carnaich
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicAI-generated
This name describes a small loch associated with a rocky place or a place of stones. 'Lochan' means small loch, and 'Carnaich' is related to 'carn', meaning heap of stones.
Word origins
- Lochan
- Gaelicsmall loch(from lòch "loch", -an "diminutive suffix")
- na Carnaich
- Gaelicof the stony place(from an "of the", carn "heap of stones, cairn")