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In Britain they are also called hag stones, [1] witch stones, fairy stones, serpent's eggs, snake's eggs, or Glain Neidr in Wales, milpreve in Cornwall, adderstanes in the south of Scotland and Gloine nan Druidh ("Druids' glass" in Scottish Gaelic) in the north.
This stone is not as well known as the Thorgatstane. A Carl is a commoner, a husband or in a derogatory sense, a churl or person of low birth. Carlin is the Scots equivalent of Gaelic "Cailleach", meaning a witch or the 'old Hag', goddess of Winter. This would therefore be the Witch's Stone, one of several in Scotland with this name.
Ceann na Caillí ('The Hag's Head'), the southernmost tip of the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare.One of many locations named for the Cailleach. [3]Cailleach ('old woman' or 'hag' in modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic) [1] [4] comes from the Old Irish Caillech ('veiled one'), an adjectival form of caille ('veil'), an early loan from Latin pallium, [5] 'woollen cloak'.
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Carlin Stone or Carline Stane is the name given to a number of prehistoric standing stones and natural stone or landscape features in Scotland. The significance of the name is unclear, other than its association with old hags , witches , and the legends of the Cailleach .