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Meall nan Tunn

hill or mountain · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name likely means 'hill of the tunnels' or 'hill of the mounds'. 'Meall' means hill, and 'Tunn' could relate to 'tunna' (tunnel) or 'tunnag' (mound).

Word origins

Meall
Gaelichill(from màel "bare hill")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural)")
Tunn
Gaelictunnels / mounds (uncertain)(from tunna "tunnel", tunnag "mound")