Glossary
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abhainn
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stream or river
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allt
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mountain stream or small river
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alltan
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small mountain stream
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aonach
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steep hill or mountain ridge
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ban
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white
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beag
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small
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bealach
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mountain pass
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beinn, bheinn, ben
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hill or mountain
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bidein,bidean
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pointed hill or mountain
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binnean, binnien
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pointed hill or mountain
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bodach
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old man
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buchaille
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shepherd, or shepherd
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buidhe
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yellow
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cailleach
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old woman
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caisteal
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castle or tower
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carn, cairn
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cairn-like = conical pile of stones
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cioch,ciche
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breast = rounded hill
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ciste
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chest or coffin
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clach
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stone or rock
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clach, clachan
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peak
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cnap,cnoc
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knoll or hillock
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coire, choire
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literally a cauldron, see corrie
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col
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a depression in summit line
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corrie
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a circular hollow in hillside (cauldron)
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creag, crag
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cliff or steep rocky slope
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cruach
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rounded
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cruachan
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conical hill or mountain top
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dearg, dheirg
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red
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druim, droma
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a ridge
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dubh
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black
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eag,eige
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notch or gap
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eagach
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notched
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eas
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waterfall
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easan
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little waterfall
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fada
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long
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fiaclach
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tooth
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gabhar gobhar
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goat
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garbh
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rough or rugged
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gearr, gear
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short
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glas, ghlas
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grey or pale
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gleann glen
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(narrow) valley
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gorm
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blue
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lairig
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pass between mountains
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liath(e)
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grey
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loch
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lake
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lochan
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small Lake
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mam
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breast = rounded hill
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maol
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bald or bare
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meadhon
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middle
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meall
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a lumpy or rounded hill
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monadh
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moor or plateau
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mor, mhor
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big or large
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mullach
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a summit or top
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path
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a route for walking only
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ridge
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an elongated mountain crest (usually narrow)
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ruadh
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red, red-brown
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sgor, sgorr, sgur, sgurr
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a rocky hill or peak
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sron
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a peak or jutting ridge
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stac
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steep rock or cliff
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steall
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waterfall or torrent
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stob, stuc
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a pointed hill
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tom
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rounded hill
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track
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a route for 4 wheeled vehicle
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uaimh,uamha
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cave
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uaine
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green
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uisge
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water
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