bealach
BYAH-luhkh
A mountain pass — the low point between two summits, the place where the ridge dips and a path crosses from one valley to another. In the Scottish Highlands, bealachs are the ancient routes between glens.
Etymology
Scottish Gaelic: bealach, pass, gap, way through. From Old Irish belach, related to bél (mouth, opening).
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