Meall Dubh-Chlais
hill or mountain · Perth and Kinross · 708m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a dark hill with a stream or channel. 'Meall' means rounded hill, 'dubh' means dark, and 'clais' means stream or channel.
Word origins
- Meall
- GaelicAttestedrounded hill(from mullach "summit")
- Dubh-Chlais
- GaelicAttesteddark stream/channel(from dubh "dark", clais "stream, channel")