Corrieyairack Hill
hill or mountain · Highland · 892m
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Corrieyairack Hill is a Gaelic name for a hill. It likely combines 'coire' meaning 'mountain cirque' or 'valley', with 'yairack' possibly related to 'iarach' meaning 'hind' or 'stag'.
Word origins
- Corrieyairack
- GaelicAttestedstag mountain cirque/valley(from coire "mountain cirque, small valley", iarach "hind, stag")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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