Cairndow

An Càrn Dubh

Meaning

the black cairn or hill

Settlement

Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

NN177108

English / Map Form: Cairndow

Gaelic Form: An Càrn Dubh

Location: Argyll

Post Town: CAIRNDOW

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

Nearest Main Roads: A83

English / Map Form: Cairndow

Gaelic Form: An Càrn Dubh

Language Notes

G nom. sg. masc. def. art. an + nom. sg. càrn, masc. ‘cairn or hill’ + nom. sg. masc. adj. dubh ‘black’ = ‘the black cairn or hill’

Element Meaning

G càrn ~ cairn, hill; dubh ~ black

Sources

Cairndow 1747-55 Roy
Cairndou Inn 1801 Langlands
Cairndow 1820 Thomson
the black cairn MacLean, 37