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Carnau Gwynion

hill or mountain · Powys - Powys

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Carnau Gwynion is a Gaelic name meaning 'the white cairns' or 'the stony places of the fair ones'. It refers to a hill or mountain with multiple white cairns or a stony area associated with fair beings.

Word origins

Carnau
Gaeliccairns, stony places(from carn "cairn, heap of stones", -au "plural suffix")
Gwynion
Gaelicwhite, fair(from gwyn "white, fair", -ion "plural suffix")