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Beinn a' Chairein

hill or mountain · Highland · 646m

GaelicAI-generated

This name means 'Mountain of the Little Horn' or 'Mountain of the Little Peak'. 'Beinn' means mountain, and 'a' Chairein' is a diminutive form possibly related to a horn or peak.

Word origins

Beinn
Gaelicmountain(from beinn "mountain")
a' Chairein
Gaelicof the little horn/peak(from a' chairein "of the little horn/peak")