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Meall nan Ruaig

hill or mountain · Perth and Kinross · 579m

GaelicAI-generated

This name translates to 'hill of the redstarts' or 'hill of the foxes'. 'Meall' means hill, and 'Ruaig' is a possible variant or related term for a fox or redstart.

Word origins

Meall
Gaelichill(from màel "bare hill")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural)")
Ruaig
Gaelicfox / redstart (possible variant)(from ruadh "red", -ig "suffix")