Stob Coire nan Easain
hill or mountain · Highland · 778m
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name describes a pointed mountain peak. 'Stob' means a sharp point or peak, and 'Coire nan Easain' refers to a corrie associated with small waterfalls.
Word origins
- Stob
- GaelicAttestedpointed peak(from stob "stake, post, pointed object")
- Coire nan Easain
- GaelicAttestedcorrie of the small waterfalls(from coire "cauldron, corrie", eas "waterfall", easain "small waterfalls")
Historical forms
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