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So many place names in Scotland have Gaelic origins! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 Here are 5 along with their meanings👇✨ 1. Baile a’ Chaolais - Ballachulish 💜 Translating to ‘Village by the Narrows’, it’s the perfect way to describe this bonnie wee place in the Highlands! 📍 Ballachulish, Highlands 📷 highlandkiwi 2. Dùn Dè/Dùn Dèagh - Dundee 🌄 The word ‘dùn’, meaning fort, is used for many place names. Some may recognise the meaning of Dùn Dè or Dùn Dèagh as ‘the fort of God’, however it is said that the fort in question is likely to be Dundee Law, a local hill! 📍 Dundee 📷 sam_and_her_cam 3. Glaschu - Glasgow 🌳 Meaning ‘green hollow’ or ‘green glen’, this is thought to be where the city gets its nickname ‘Dear Green Place’. 📍 Tollcross Park, Glasgow 📷 hawkayescotland 4. Obar Dheathain - Aberdeen 🌆 The Gaelic for Aberdeen translates as ‘the mouth of the Don’, as the River Don flows through Aberdeenshire and into the North Sea through the city! 📍 Union Terrace, Aberdeen 📷 visitsc...

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