Knowing the Gaelic meaning behind these words and pre/suffixes gives a great glimpse into the history and geography of these locations! Kin: if this is in a place name, it’s usually because it’s at the end/head of something. Kinloch Rannoch is at the end of Loch Rannoch, Kinloch Leven is at the end of Loch Leven, and Kincraig is probably named after its location at the end of a cliff or rock formation in rock face! Dun: places with this in the name will have had (or still have!) some sort of cas
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Knowing the Gaelic meaning behind these words and pre/suffixes gives a great glimpse into the history and geography of these locations! Kin: if this is in a place name, it’s usually because it’s at the end/head of something. Kinloch Rannoch is at the end of Loch Rannoch, Kinloch Leven is at the end of Loch Leven, and Kincraig is probably named after its location at the end of a cliff or rock formation in rock face! Dun: places with this in the name will have had (or still have!) some sort of cas
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