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Carn an t-Sluic Dhuibh

hill or mountain · Highland · 567m

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a cairn, with 'sluic dhuibh' meaning black pit or black hollow. It indicates a cairn located by a dark or black pit or hollow.

Word origins

Carn
Gaeliccairn, heap of stones(from carn "cairn")
an
Gaelicthe(from an "the")
t-Sluic
Gaelicthe pit, the hollow(from sluic "pit, hollow")
Dhuibh
Gaelicblack(from dubh "black")