Carn an Tuirc
Càrn an Tuirc
Meaning
hill of the boar
Location
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
AB35
NO174804
English / Map Form: Carn an Tuirc
Gaelic Form: Càrn an Tuirc
Post Town: BALLATER
Postcode area: AB35
County: Aberdeenshire
Local Authority: Aberdeenshire
English / Map Form: Carn an Tuirc
Gaelic Form: Càrn an Tuirc
Language Notes
G nom. sg. of G càrn, masc. ‘cairn, hill’Sources
Hill of the boar: Watson 1984, 37
kern̩ ˈtʌrk hill of the boar: A. Watson 1984, 37
A. Watson mentions Fingalian associations.
Cairn toork (boar hill) Alexander, Some Name Pronunciations, 267
Additional Information
Munro M113, 1019m
