Achachork

Achadh a' Choirce

Meaning

the field of the oats

Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NG475459

English / Map Form: Achachork

Gaelic Form: Achadh a' Choirce

Location: Skye, Hebrides

Post Town: PORTREE

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A87

English / Map Form: Achachork

Gaelic Form: Achadh a' Choirce

Genitive Form: Achadh a' Choirce

Language Notes

G nom. sg. achadh, masc. 'field' + gen. sg. masc. def. art. a' (leniting) + lenited gen. sg. of coirce, masc. 'oats

Element Meaning

G achadh &#126 field; coirce &#126 oats

Sources

Lòn Achadh a’ Choirce 1881 OS 6 inch 1st edn.
Ach a chorc Robertson
Achadh coirce ‘corn field’ Forbes 1923, 25
Achadh a’ Choirce. ‘Oat field’ Mac an Tàilleir 2003
Ach’ a’ Choirce local source, Sgianaidean
Ach’ a’ Choirce Geàrr-loch

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