Zombie@feddit.uktopics@lemmy.world•The most perfect Scottish mountain: Buachaille Etive Mor [OC]
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1 month agoBuachaille Etive Mòr translates as “great/big herdsman of Etive” for anyone curious, with Etive being the name of the river/glen.
Buachaille Etive Mòr translates as “great/big herdsman of Etive” for anyone curious, with Etive being the name of the river/glen.
Which Google Translate thinks means Red Stubble haha
It means Red Point
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/the-gaelic-origins-of-place-names-in-britain/
Gaelic defines colours differently from English. The term “red” here means the orange-brown hue of the rock, which is most obvious in the foreground of your picture.
Great pic!