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This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:

“On the other side of Loch na Bèiste is Cnoc na Loch, a good example of a map error. The name means ‘the hill of the lochs’ and, although locally it is pronounced Cnoc na Loch, it should be spelt Cnoc nan Loch. The genitive plural article nan is often pronounced na in natural speech. On this hill, the foundations of a World War Two gunnery are still visible.”

Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 13

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