Cairn na Burgh Mòr (also Cairnburgh More) is one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

Cairn na Burgh Mòr

Scottish Gaelic name	Cairn na Burgh Mòr
Old Norse name	Kiarnaborg
Meaning of name	Norse name possibly meaning (large) "fort on good land"
Location
Cairn na Burgh Mòr Cairn na Burgh Mòr shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NM305448
Coordinates	56.518°N 6.38°W / 56.518; -6.38
Physical geography
Island group	Treshnish Isles
Area	1.36 ha
Highest elevation	35 m
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Demographics
Population	0
References	[1][2][3][4]

Cairn na Burgh Mòr is the larger of the two "Carnburgs" (as they are nicknamed) at the northeastern end of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides - the other being "Cairn na Burgh Beag". The larger of a pair guards the entrance to Loch Tuath on the west coast of Mull. These grassy islands are both remnants of ancient lava flows, and have a distinctive profile: flat-topped and trimmed with cliffs. Cairn na Burgh Mòr has fortifications on the grassy slope. Cairnburgh Castle and a chapel are located on the isle.[5]

It is no longer inhabited.

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