Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh
hill or mountain · Highland · 593m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This mountain is named 'Peak of the Red Fox'. 'Sgùrr' means a rocky peak, and 'a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh' means of the red fox.
Word origins
- Sgùrr
- GaelicAttestedpeak, rocky peak(from sgurr "peak")
- a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh
- GaelicAttestedof the red fox(from a' "of the", madadh ruadh "red fox")