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Meall nan Spardan

hill or mountain · Highland · 660m

GaelicAI-generated

This name likely means 'hill of the spurs' or 'hill of the sharp points'. 'Meall' means hill, and 'Spardan' could refer to spurs or sharp protrusions.

Word origins

Meall
Gaelichill(from màel "bare hill")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural)")
Spardan
Gaelicspurs / sharp points(from spardan "spur")