Achnacloich
Achadh na Cloiche
Meaning
the field of the stone
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG589089
English / Map Form: Achnacloich
Gaelic Form: Achadh na Cloiche
Location: Skye, Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A851
English / Map Form: Achnacloich
Gaelic Form: Achadh na Cloiche
Genitive Form: Achadh na Cloiche
Language Notes
G sg. masc. achadh, nom. 'field' + gen. sg. fem. art. na + gen. sg. of clach, fem. 'stone' = 'the field of the stone'Element Meaning
G achadh ~ field; clach ~ stone
Sources
| Achnacloich | 1528 RMS iii no. 534 |
| Auchna(c)loch | 1548 RMS iv no. 204 |
| Achnacloich | 1654 Blaeu Map (Northern Scotland) |
| Auchnacloich | 1681 RPS [1681/7/155] |
| Achnacloich, Achadh na Cloiche, the field at the stone | Forbes 1923, 338 |
| Achadh na Cloiche, the field at the stone | Mac an Tàilleir 2003 |
| Achnacloich Bridge = Drochaid Achadh na Cloiche | previous signage |
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