 The most common interpretation of the mountain’s name from the Gaelic language is “Gloomy Mountain” which comes from the word Ùdlaidh which means gloomy but can also mean secluded.Other explanations of the name put forward by mountain writers are “hill of the unsteady place” and “hill of the shaking”.Beinn Udlamain has a long north-south orientated summit ridge which stays above the 970 metre contour for over 1.5 kilometres.