Carn a' Ghille Chearr
hill or mountain · Highland/Moray · 710m
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GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Carn a' Ghille Chearr means 'Cairn of the Left-Handed Lad'. It refers to a cairn associated with a left-handed young man.
Word origins
- Carn
- Gaeliccairn(from carn "cairn, heap of stones")
- a'
- GaelicAttestedof the(from a' "of the (masculine singular definite article)")
- Ghille
- GaelicAttestedlad(from gille "lad, servant, young man")
- Chearr
- Gaelicleft-handed(from ciar "left-handed")