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Ben Starav

Beinn Starabh


Upland

Location

Highland

NN125427


English / Map Form: Ben Starav

Gaelic Form: Beinn Starabh


Location: Glencoe

Post Town: Ballachulish

County: -- Select a county --

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Ben Starav

Gaelic Form: Beinn Starabh


Language Notes

 

Sources

Beinn Star(a)bh: Robertson
Starav (pronounced with accent on last syllable) = rough.: Ronald Burn diary

Ben-starive Ardchattan, County of Argyle, NSA, Vol. VII, 1845 470

“starbh in Beinn ‘Staráv’ (L. Etive)” R. Burn A Gaelic Glossary An Deo-Ghreine 1926, 89 [discussing pronunciation]

This word is presumably related to starbhanach, ‘firm, steady, rustling’.

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Munro M063, 1078m

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