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Cnoc a' Chàrnain

hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

This hill name means 'hill of the cairn'. 'Cnoc' is Gaelic for hill, and 'càrnain' is the diminutive of 'càrn' meaning cairn or small mound.

Word origins

Cnoc
Gaelichill(from cnoc "hill")
a' Chàrnain
Gaelicof the little cairn(from a' chàrnain "the little cairn")