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Pool Ness

lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway

GaelicAI-generated

The name likely combines Gaelic 'poll' meaning pool or inlet, with 'nis' or 'ness' which can mean headland or promontory, or possibly 'neas' meaning near. It could describe a pool near a headland or a prominent feature.

Word origins

Pool
Gaelicpool, inlet(from poll "pool, inlet")
Ness
Gaelicheadland, promontory, near(from nis "headland, promontory", neas "near")