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Lochan na Cruaiche

lake or loch · Argyll and Bute

GaelicAI-generated

This name translates to 'loch of the hill' or 'loch of the rock'. 'Cruaiche' is the genitive form of 'cruach', meaning stack, heap, or hill.

Word origins

Lochan
Gaelicsmall loch(from lochán "diminutive of loch")
na
Gaelicof the(from an "definite article")
Cruaiche
Gaelichill(from cruach "stack, heap, hill")