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Carn Eighe

hill or mountain · Highland · 1183m

MunroMarilyn
GaelicAI-generated

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
Gaelicice(from eigh "ice")