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Sìdhean nan Caorach

hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a hill or mountain. 'Sìdhean' means fairy hill or mound, and 'nan Caorach' means 'of the sheep'.

Word origins

Sìdhean
Gaelicfairy hill, mound(from sìdh "fairy", -ean "plural/diminutive suffix")
nan Caorach
Gaelicof the sheep(from nan "of the", caorach "sheep")