Placename
Gaelic name: Meall nan Nathraichean
Name in Original Source: Meall nan Nathraichean
English meaning: Lump of the snakes
Placename feature: Hill
Notes: On the 1905 second edition of this map, the name is given as Meall Arachaidh (q.v.) but it should be, according to William J. Watsons Place names of Ross and Cromarty, Meall Aoghaireachd
W. J. Watson's notes: 213: Meall Aoghaireachaidh, (O.S.M., Meall an fhireachan) - 'Hill of shepherding.' It is N.E. Of Beinn a' Chlachain, and marks the spot where the green plain of Srath Maol-chaluim changes into the bleak uplands of Applecross. Near it is Meall nan Doireachain, hill of the copses.
Map name appears in: OS Sheet 1880 CII, XCI
Feature Co-ordinates: 57.482799,-5.76016
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