Placename
Gaelic name: Càrn an Tiompain
Name in Original Source: Càrn an Tiompain
English meaning: Cairn of the hillock
Placename feature: Hill
Notes: This name is given to one particular bend on the Bealach na Bà (q.v.) road into Applecross, namely the wide corner between the two straights leading down from the Hut Brae. Tiompan is a name given headland, bluff or even a 'short, abrupt hill'
W. J. Watson's notes:
Map name appears in: Sheet 1880 CII
Feature Co-ordinates: 57.4325,-5.7437
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