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Sròn nan Tarmachan

hill or mountain · Highland · 842m

GaelicAI-generated

The name translates to 'nose of the ptarmigans'. 'Sròn' is Gaelic for 'nose', referring to a prominent ridge. 'Tarmachan' is the genitive plural of 'tarmachan', meaning 'ptarmigan'.

Word origins

Sròn
Gaelicnose(from sròn "nose, snout, promontory")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (genitive plural)")
Tarmachan
Gaelicptarmigans(from tarmachan "ptarmigan")