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Carn Doire na h-Achlais

hill or mountain · Highland · 632m

GaelicAI-generated

This name means 'cairn of the copse of the armpit'. 'Carn' means a heap of stones or cairn, 'Doire' means copse, and 'na h-Achlais' means of the armpit.

Word origins

Carn
Gaeliccairn, stony hill(from carn "heap of stones")
Doire na h-Achlais
Gaeliccopse of the armpit(from doire "copse, small wood", na h-Achlais "of the armpit")