SEE MORE … TARN HUTS
Aug 24, 2022
2 minutes
BY SHAUN BARNETT
The word tarn suggests cool mountain waters nestled in a shallow basin. Saying the word aloud with a rolling ‘r’ hints at its etymological origins.
The term came to Aotearoa with Scottish immigrants, who use it to describe a small mountain lake. However, its origins go back even further, to when
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