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Càrn a' Mhàis Leathain

hill or mountain · Highland · 520m

GaelicAI-generated

This name describes a cairn, likely named after a broad or wide hill. 'Càrn' means hill or cairn, 'a' is a possessive article, 'Mhàis' refers to a face or front, and 'Leathain' means broad or wide.

Word origins

Càrn
Gaelichill, cairn(from carn "heap of stones, cairn")
a'
Gaelicof the
Mhàis
Gaelicface, front(from màs "face, front")
Leathain
Gaelicbroad, wide(from leathann "broad, wide")