Gaelic Place Names in Fort William & Lochaber

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Gaelic placenames in Fort William and Lochaber Gaelic

English

Aber

Confluence of rivers

Abhainn, Avon

A river

Acarsaid

Anchorage

Ailean, Aline

A meadow or green spot

Aird, Ard

A promontory

Aros

A river mouth

Ach, Auch

A field

Ban, Bahn

White

Ban

A woman

Beg, Beag

Little

Beith

Birch

Bodach

An old man

Bo, bogha

A sunken rock

Bun

A river mouth

Breac

Speckled

Bruaich

A brae

Bhuide, buidhe

Yellow

Cailieach

An old woman

Camus

A bay

Caol, Caolas

A strait

Carr

Rough ground

Ceann, Chinn

A head

Clach

A stone

Coir, Coire

A corrie

Con, choin

A dog

Creag, craig

A cliff

Darach

Oak

Dearg

Red

Deas

South

Dun

A castle

Dhu, dubh

Black

Druim

A ridge

Each

A horse

Eilean

An island

Ear

East


Fraoich

Heather

Gabhar, gobhar

A goat

Gal, gall

A stranger

Gamhainn, gamhna

A stirk

Garbh

Rough

Glas, ghlas

Grey or green

Gorm, ghorm

Green or blue

Iar

West

Inver

River mouth

Ken, Kin (Ceann)

A head

Kil (Cille)

A church

Kyle (Caol)

A narrow straight

Leac

A stony slope

Leathann

Broad

Liath

Grey

Maol, maoile

A bare top

Mara

The sea

Meall

A round hill

Mor,mhor

Large

Ob, oban

A bay

Poll, puill

A pool

Righ

King

Ron,roin

A seal

Ruadh

Red

Ru, Rudha

A point

Sgeir

A sea rock

Sguir, Sgurr

A rocky peak

Sron, strone

A nose or point

Sruth

A current

Tarbet, tarbert

A narrow isthmus

Tigh

A house

Tioram

Dry

Tober, tobar

A well

Traigh

A sand beach

Tuath

North

Uamh, Uamha

A cave

Uig

A hollow or bay


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