Carn Aosda
hill or mountain · Aberdeenshire · 915m
Munro
GaelicSurmised
Suggested4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Carn Aosda means 'the old man's cairn' or 'the aged cairn'. It could refer to a cairn built by an old person or one that appears ancient.
Word origins
- Carn
- Gaeliccairn(from carn "cairn, heap of stones")
- Aosda
- Gaelicold(from aosda "old, aged")
Historical forms
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