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Stob Coire na Cloiche

hill or mountain · Highland · 913m

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a pointed mountain peak. 'Stob' means a sharp point or peak, and 'Coire na Cloiche' describes a corrie (a cirque or bowl-shaped hollow on the side of a mountain) associated with stone.

Word origins

Stob
Gaelicpointed peak(from stob "stake, post, pointed object")
Coire na Cloiche
Gaeliccorrie of the stone(from coire "cauldron, corrie", clach "stone")