| A' Corra Bheinn | Mountain of the Hollows |
| A' Mhaighdean | the maiden |
| Ainshval | Hill of the Strongholds |
| Am Basteir | The Executioner |
| An Carsdaid Mhòr | not sure of this, don't know where it is |
| An Cliseam | ?unsure of meaning |
| An Coileach | the rooster |
| An Ruadh Stac | the red stack |
| An Sgùrrtea | The Peak |
| An Sleaghach (Slioch) | The Spear-like Place, or Gullied Hill |
| An Stac | the steep hill |
| An Stòrr | The Big (One) |
| An Teallach | The Forge |
| Arkle | ark fell |
| Arnaval | Erne-fell |
| Askival | Peak of the Ash |
| Barkaval | Fell of Terraces --- ? |
| Beinn a' Chapuill (Mainland) | Mountain of the Horse |
| Beinn a' Chapuill (Raasay) | Mountain of the Horse |
| Beinn a' Chlachain | the mountain of the hamlet |
| Beinn a’ Chearcaill | The Mountain of the Girdle |
| Beinn Alligin | Bejewelled Mountain? |
| Beinn an Dubhaich | Mountain of Shades - possibly |
| Beinn Asiak | ?? strange composite name, no 'k' in Gaelic |
| Beinn Bhàn | the white mountain |
| Beinn Bhreac | Dappled Mountain |
| Beinn Bhuidhe (level with k.o.lochalsh) | Yellow Mountain |
| Beinn Bhuidhe (level with mallaig) | Yellow Mountain |
| Beinn Cleat | Cliff or Rock Mountain |
| Beinn Damh | mountain of stags |
| Beinn Dearg Bheag | little red mountain |
| Beinn Dearg Mheadhonach | Middle Red Mountain |
| Beinn Dearg Mhòr (north) | Big Red Mountain |
| Beinn Dearg Mhòr (south) | Big Red Mountain |
| Beinn Edra | The Mountain Between |
| Beinn Eighe | File Mountain |
| Beinn Fhada | long mountain |
| Beinn Leacach | flagstone mountain |
| Beinn Mheadhonach | Middle Mountain |
| Beinn Mhialarigh | ? |
| Beinn Mhòr (Mull) | Great Mountain (mc suggested big mountain) |
| Beinn na Caillich | Mountain of the Crone |
| Beinn na H-Eaglaise | mountain of the church |
| Beinn na h-Iolaire | Mountain of the Eagle |
| Beinn Sgritheall | Mountain of the Scree |
| Beinn Uigshader | mountain of 'the dwelling at the bend in the river |
| Belig (Beinn Beillig) | Birch Bark Mountain |
| Ben Aketil | ?? strange composite name, no 'k' in Gaelic |
| deleted rep | |
| Ben Aslak | (Norse) Aslak's Mountain |
| Ben Grasco | last element 'sco' is from Norse 'shaw' (of trees) |
| Ben Hiant – A' Bheinn Sheunta | the hallowed mountain |
| Beinn Horneval | Horn Mountain |
| Beinn Lì | Coloured or Water Mountain (?) |
| Ben Meabost | Bost, homestead; mea, narrow (?) |
| Ben Tianavaig | Bay or Harbour Mountain |
| Bidein Druim nan Ramh | The Summit of the Ridge of the Roots |
| Blà-bheinn | Blue Mountain |
| Blabh-bheinn | blue mountain |
| Bloodstone Hill | |
| Bruach na Frìthe | Brae of the Moor Forest |
| Carn a' Ghaill -Càrn a' Ghaill | not sure, maybe hill of the rock/stone |
| Ceann Reamhar | Big (Round) Hill |
| Cnoc Roll | meeaning unclear |
| Creag Mhor – Creag Mhòr | big rock |
| Cruachan Beinn a Chearcaill | summits/peaks of the mountain of the girdle, but cruachan can be plural 'heaps, pinnacles' or singular 'a little heap |
| Cuinneag | churn or pail |
| Dhuibh Bhig | ?Stùc a' Choire Dhuibh Bhig – peak of the small dark corrie |
| Druim an Aonaich | moor ridge or ridge of the steep |
| Dùn Caan | Porpoise Fort |
| Eabhal | ? |
| Fionn Bheinn | White Hill |
| Fionn Choire | white corry |
| Flasvein | ?not sure of the first element |
| Garbh Bheinn | Rough Mountain |
| Gars-bheinn | echoing mountain --- ?unsure of 'gars |
| Ghiubhais ?? | of the firs' - genitive / adjectival form of 'giubhas' – modern spelling 'giuthas'. Looks strange! |
| Giolabhal Glas | this appears to be the spelling, unsure of meaning of 'giola |
| Glàmaig | The Greedy Woman |
| Glas Bheinn Mhòr | Big Grey-green Hill |
| Hallival | Fell with Ridge of Terraces |
| Harta Choire – Coire Tharta | corry of the hart |
| Hartaval | ?unsure of meaning |
| Heabhal | ?unsure of meaning |
| Healabhal Bheag | Little Flagstone Hill |
| Healabhal Mhòr | Big Flagstone Hill |
| Hecla | Hooded Shroud |
| Ladhar-bheinn | hill of the claw |
| Lì a Deas | North Lee |
| Lì a Tuath | South Lee |
| Beinn Liath Mhòr | big grey hill |
| Liathach | The Hoary Place (according to Watson) |
| Màm an Staing | Màm = rounded hill; staing might mean trench or moat here |
| Maol Cheann-dearg | bare rounded red head hill |
| Marsco | Seagull Rock |
| Meall Acairseid | Meall, lumpish, shapeless hill; Acairseid, anchorage, harbour |
| Meall a Ghiubhais – Meall a' Ghiuthais rounded hill of the firs / pines | uthais – hill of the firs / pines (?) |
| Meall Acairseid | hill of the achorage / or anchorage hill |
| Meall Buidhe | Yellow Knoll |
| Meall Dearg | Red Mount |
| Meall Gorm | green mount |
| Meall na Suiramach | ? unsure of meaning of Suiramach |
| Meall Nan Each | mount of the horses |
| Mèith-bheinn | Sappy Mountain |
| Mulla Bho Dheas | Southern Mound |
| Mullach an Rathain | The Summit of the Pulley |
| Orval | ? unsure of meaning; may be 'moorfowl fell' cf Oreval in Harris |
| Preshal More | |
| Quiraing – Cuith-raing | Round Fold |
| Roineabhal | Rough-ground Fell |
| Rois-bheinn | probably mountain of showers (otherwise Norse, horse mountain) |
| Ruadh Stac | reddish precipice |
| Ruadh Stac Mor | Great Reddish Precipice |
| Ruinsival | ? |
| Seabhal | ?unsure of meaning |
| Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh | Peak of the tormented torrent --- or peak of torments, thrashings |
| Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh | The Foxes' Peak |
| Sgùrr Alasdair | Alexander’s peak |
| Sgùrr an Airgid | silver peak |
| Sgùrr Coire Chòinnichean | peak of the mossy corry |
| Sgùrr Dearg | Red Peak |
| Sgùrr Dubh an Dà Bheinn | Black Peak of the Two Summits |
| Sgùrr Dubh Mòr | Big Black Peak |
| Sgùrr Fhuaran (Five Sisters) | dun-coloured peak or cow-parsnip peak (from odhar = dún) (Watson) |
| Sgùrr a' Fionn Choire | Peak of the Bright or Cold Corry |
| Sgùrr Mhic Coinnich | McKenzie’s peak |
| Sgùrr na Banachdaich | Pockmarked Peak |
| Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe (Five Sisters) peak of the black chest or coffin | |
| Sgùrr na Còinnich | Peak of the Moss |
| Sgùrr na h-Iolaire | Peak of the Eagle |
| Sgùrr na h-Uamh | peak of the cave / hollow |
| Sgùrr na Moraich | sgùrr of Morvaich – Morvaich = sea-plain (Watson) |
| Sgùrr nan Caorach | ? maybe peak of the rowans, but not sure |
| Sgùrr nan Càrnach (5 sisters) | peak of the stoney places (Watson) he has 'nan' not 'na |
| Sgùrr nan Each | Peak of the Horses |
| Sgùrr nan Éag | Notched Peak |
| Sgùrr nan Gillean (Cuillin) | Peak of the Lads |
| Sgurr nan Gillean (rum) | Peak of the Lads |
| Sgùrr nan Gobhar | Peak of the Goats |
| Sgùrr nan Saighead (5 sisters) arrow peak | |
| Sgùrr na Strì | Peak of Contention |
| Sgùrr Sgumain | the stack-shaped hill |
| Sgùrr Theàrlaich | Charles's peak |
| Sgùrr Thormaid | Norman's Peak |
| Sgùrr Thuilm | Peak of Tulm |
| Spidean a' Choire Lèith | Pinnacle of the Grey Corry |
| Spidean Coire nan Clach | Pinnacle of the Corry of Stones |
| Stob a' Chearcaill | Stump of the Circle |
| Stob a' Choire | stump of the corry |
| Stockval | Stock-fell |
| Stùc a' Choire | peak of the corry |
| Stulabhal | ?unsure of meaning |
| Suilven | Pillar-fell |
| The Saddle | |
| Todùn | ?? - maybe fort... La |
| Trollabhal | Troll Peak |
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