Carn Dearg
hill or mountain · Highland · 768m
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GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a red cairn. It is derived from the Gaelic words for 'cairn' and 'red'.
Word origins
- Carn Dearg
- GaelicAttestedred cairn(from carn "cairn, heap of stones", dearg "red")