Great Head

Malcolm III., of Scotland; also called Canmore, which means the same thing. (Reigned 1057–1093.)

“Malcolm III., called Canmore or Great Head.”—Sir W. Scott: Tales of a Grandfather, i. 4.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.