Sgairneach Mhor
hill or mountain · Perth and Kinross · 991m
MunroMarilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name means 'great stony place'. 'Sgairneach' refers to a stony or scree-covered area, and 'mhor' means great.
Word origins
- Sgairneach
- GaelicAttestedstony place(from sgairneach "stony, scree-covered")
- Mhor
- Gaelicgreat(from mòr "great")
Historical forms
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