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Loch Càrn nan Gall

lake or loch · Argyll and Bute

GaelicAI-generated

This loch is named after a cairn associated with strangers or foreigners. The name translates to 'Cairn of the Strangers'.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
Càrn
Gaeliccairn(from càrn "cairn, heap of stones")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural)")
Gall
Gaelicstrangers(from gall "stranger, foreigner")