Sròn a' Choire
hill or mountain · Highland · 1002m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Sròn a' Choire describes a nose-shaped hill or ridge, likely named after a corrie or a cauldron-shaped hollow. 'Sròn' means nose, referring to a prominent landform. 'Choire' is the genitive singular of 'coire', meaning cauldron or corrie.
Word origins
- Sròn
- GaelicAttestednose(from sròn "nose, promontory, ridge")
- a' Choire
- GaelicAttestedof the corrie(from coire "cauldron, corrie")