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Carn an Ailean

hill or mountain · Highland · 549m

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a hill or mountain. 'Carn' means a cairn or heap of stones, and 'an Ailean' means 'of the clearing' or 'of the meadow'.

Word origins

Carn
Gaeliccairn, heap of stones(from carn "cairn, heap of stones")
an Ailean
Gaelicof the clearing/meadow(from an ailean "the clearing/meadow")