Abhainn nan Leac

Abhainn nan Leac

Meaning

the river of the slabs

Running Water, Water

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

Language Notes

 

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

Alternative Forms