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Beinn Chuirn

hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute/Stirling · 880m

MarilynCorbett
GaelicAI-generated

This mountain's name likely derives from the Gaelic 'Beinn a' Chuirn', meaning 'mountain of the cairn'. A cairn is a man-made pile of stones, often used as a landmark or memorial.

Word origins

Beinn
Gaelicmountain(from beinn "mountain")
Chuirn
Gaelicof the cairn(from cairn "cairn")