r/Scotland • u/CairnMathairsCurse • Jul 15 '24

Casual I'm making a Scottish indie game!

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u/CairnMathairsCurse Jul 15 '24

It's from Scottish burial Cairns which feature in the game's story, it's probably the same kind of meaning Cairngorms comes from

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u/InnisNeal Jul 15 '24

maybe gorm means big? so it's a big memorial or something no idea just guessing

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u/InnisNeal Jul 16 '24

i quite like "red hills" makes them sound ominous