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Shallochwreck Hill

hill or mountain · South Ayrshire · 308m

GaelicAI-generated

This name appears to combine the Gaelic 'seileach' (willow) with 'reac' or 'ruadh', possibly meaning 'red', and 'cnoc' (hill). It could refer to a hill with red willows or a red-tinged area with willows.

Word origins

Shallochwreck
GaelicPossibly 'red willow' or 'red area with willows'(from seileach "willow", reac / ruadh "red")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")