English / Map Form: Achiltibuie
Gaelic Form: Aichillidh Bhuidhe
Location: Ullapool
Post Town: Ullapool
County: Ross and Cromarty
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Achiltibuie
Gaelic Form: Aichillidh Bhuidhe
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
Aichilidh bhuidhe, A(i)chill bhuidhe Robertson MS357, 312
Achd-ille-bhuidhe: Watson in Dwelly
Achd-ille-bhuidhe, Aichilidh bhuidhe, Achill bhuidhe: Watson 1904, 259
aice lobster’s hole Lochbroom, faichc Islay Aic a’ Ghille Bhuidhe, the hole den or cave of Gille buidhe in the hill whence the name Achiltibuie: Robertson MS462 [possibly copied from another source]
Ach-ille-bhuidhe / Ach-il-a-bhuidhe “Locally held to be Achd a ghille bhuidhe – field of the golden haired boy or yellow man, probably because of similarity of sound.” Coigach CD-ROM
Additional Information
Achiltibuie Fire Station ~ Stèisean-Smàlaidh Aichillidh Bhuidhe