Stob a' Choin
hill or mountain · Stirling · 867m
MarilynCorbett
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a pointed peak associated with a dog. 'Stob' means a pointed peak or summit, and 'a' Choin' is the genitive form of 'an cù' (the dog).
Word origins
- Stob
- GaelicAttestedpointed peak/summit(from stob "pointed peak/summit")
- a' Choin
- Gaelicof the dog(from a' chù "of the dog")