Cairn Hill
hill or mountain · Orkney Islands
GaelicAI-generated
This name refers to a hill marked by a cairn, which is a man-made pile of stones. The second element 'Hill' is a modern English addition.
Word origins
- Cairn
- Gaelicstone heap, pile of stones(from carn "stone heap, pile of stones")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")