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Càrn Gorm
English name: Cairn Gorm · Highland
Also written An Càrn Gorm
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“blue-green cairn”; the Cairngorms range takes its name from this mountain
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Moireibh · MorayLoch Nis · Loch NessInbhir Nis · InvernessAm Muileann Bàn · MulbenEilginn · ElginA' Cheannmhor · Kenmore
Sources
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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