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An t-Sròn Reamhar
English name: Stranraer · Dumfries and Galloway
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“fat promontory”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Sròn an t-Sìthein · StrontianGall-Ghàidhealaibh · GallowayCinn Tìre · KintyreDùn Phris · DumfriesAn Ruadh-Ghleann · RutherglenRinn Friù · Renfrew
Sources
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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