Meall nan Garbh Loch

hill or mountain · Highland · 109m

GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements

This hill is named after a rough loch. The name combines the Gaelic word for hill with a genitive referring to a rough loch.

Word origins

Meall
GaelicAttestedhill(from mullach "summit, top")
nan Garbh Loch
GaelicAttestedof the rough loch(from garbh "rough", loch "lake, sea-inlet")

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