Abhainn nan Leac
Abhainn nan Leac
Meaning
the river of the slabs
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG517186
English / Map Form: Abhainn nan Leac
Gaelic Form: Abhainn nan Leac
Location: Broadford
Post Town: Isle of Skye
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Abhainn nan Leac
Gaelic Form: Abhainn nan Leac
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Sources
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:
“At Camasunary Abhainn nan Leac is ‘the river of the slabs’, and Abhainn Chamas Fhionnairigh, ‘the river of Camas Fhionnairigh’.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 24
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