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Cairngaan Glen

valley · Dumfries and Galloway

GaelicAI-generated

This valley name is Gaelic. 'Cairn' refers to a heap of stones, and 'gaan' might be a variant of 'gann' (narrow) or a personal name. 'Glen' is a valley.

Word origins

Cairn
Gaelicheap of stones(from càrn "cairn")
gaan
Gaelicnarrow or personal name
Glen
Gaelicvalley(from gleann "valley")