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Meall a' Cholumain

hill or mountain · Highland · 317m

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a rounded hill associated with a dove or pigeon. 'Meall' means a rounded hill, and 'a' Cholumain' means 'of the dove'.

Word origins

Meall
Gaelicrounded hill(from miall "bald hill")
a' Cholumain
Gaelicof the dove(from a' cholumain "of the dove")