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Càrn an Àirich Mòr

hill or mountain · Highland · 493m

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a hill or mountain. It combines 'càrn' (heap of stones, rocky hill) with 'an àirich mhòr' meaning 'the great shieling' or 'the great summer pasture'.

Word origins

Càrn
Gaelicheap of stones, rocky hill(from carn "heap of stones, cairn")
an àirich mhòr
Gaelicthe great shieling, the great summer pasture(from an "the", àirich "shieling, summer pasture", mhòr "great")