Carstairs

English

Etymology

From Cumbric *cair (“fort”) + Cumbric Tarras, a river name.

Proper noun

Carstairs

1. A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9346).
2. A town in Mountain View County, central Alberta, Canada.
3. A rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.
4. A surname.

Derived terms

• Carstairs Junction