breunlach

BRAYN-lahk

Gaelic for sucking bog disguised by alluringly bright green grass โ€” the most dangerous kind. The bright green that covers it is a lure; the ground beneath will swallow you. The Hebridean moor path-makers cairned their routes specifically to avoid breunlach.
Etymology
Scottish Gaelic.
Gaelic terrain water
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