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Càrn nam Fèithean

hill or mountain · Highland · 557m

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a hill or mountain. 'Càrn' means a heap of stones or a conical hill, and 'fèithean' is the plural of 'fèith', meaning a marsh or bog. It likely refers to a hill near or containing marshy ground.

Word origins

Càrn
Gaelicheap of stones, conical hill(from carn "heap of stones, conical hill")
Fèithean
Gaelicof the marshes(from fèith "marsh, bog")