Carn Eighe
hill or mountain · Highland · 1183m
MunroMarilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable5 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name means 'cairn of the ice' or 'icy cairn'. It likely refers to a cairn located in an area that remains icy for long periods, or one made of pale stone resembling ice.
Word origins
- Carn
- Gaeliccairn(from càrn "cairn, heap of stones")
- Eighe
- GaelicAttestedice(from eigh "ice")
Historical forms
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