Quiraing

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proper noun

A landform on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish escarpment on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, taking the form of a craterous hollow surrounded by a high rampart of rock.

OriginScottish Gaelic [Term?] →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Quiraing
  1. A landform on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish escarpment on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, taking the form of a craterous hollow surrounded by a high rampart of rock.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelic[Term?]
  2. EnglishQuiraing

Scottish Gaelic [Term?]

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APA

Quiraing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quiraing

MLA

“Quiraing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quiraing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quiraing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quiraing.

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