Achnacloich
Achadh na Cloiche
Meaning
field of the stone
Location
Argyll & Bute
Argyll & Bute
NM955340
English / Map Form: Achnacloich
Gaelic Form: Achadh na Cloiche
Location: Loch Etive, Argyll
Post Town: OBAN
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
English / Map Form: Achnacloich
Gaelic Form: Achadh na Cloiche
Element Meaning
G sg. masc. achadh, nom. ‘field’ + gen. sg. fem. art. na + gen. sg. of clach, fem. ‘stone’ =
‘the field of the stone’
Sources
| Achnaclaich | 1481 RMS ii, 1485 |
| Achnacloich | 1747-55 Roy |
| Ach’ na Cloiche | Robertson |
| Achadh na Cloiche | JM |
Additional Information
This is nearby Stonefield, which was originally called “Tigh an t-Srath” (Muckairn Place
names III 1907 Oban Times)
Achnacloich Bridge ~ Drochaid Achadh na Cloiche