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Càrn nan Con-easan

hill or mountain · Highland · 172m

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a hill or mountain. 'Càrn' means a heap of stones or a conical hill, and 'con-easan' is likely a compound referring to 'dogs of the waterfall' or 'dogs of the waterfall's edge'.

Word origins

Càrn
Gaelicheap of stones, conical hill(from carn "heap of stones, conical hill")
Con-easan
Gaelicof the dogs of the waterfall(from cù "dog", eas "waterfall")