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Far Cairn

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 296m

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely means 'the distant cairn'. 'Far' indicates remoteness, and 'cairn' refers to a mound of stones, often a memorial or landmark.

Word origins

Far
Old Englishdistant, remote(from feorr "distant, remote")
Cairn
Gaelicmound of stones(from carn "mound of stones")