Loch Carn Tarsuinn Beag
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This loch is named for the small transverse cairn. The name combines the Gaelic words for 'loch', 'small cairn', and 'transverse'.
Word origins
- Loch Carn Tarsuinn Beag
- GaelicAttestedLoch of the Small Transverse Cairn(from loch "lake", carn "cairn", tarsuinn "transverse, across", beag "small")