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Sìthean na h-Iolaireich

hill or mountain · Highland · 230m

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a hill or mound, possibly named after eagles. It is composed of 'sìthean' (fairy hill/mound) and 'na h-iolaireich' (of the eagles).

Word origins

Sìthean
Gaelicfairy hill, mound(from sìth "fairy", -ean "diminutive suffix")
na h-iolaireich
Gaelicof the eagles(from na "of the (genitive plural)", h-iolaireich "eagles (genitive plural of iolaire)")