Achnacloich

Achadh na Cloiche

Meaning

the field of the stone

Settlement

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

Alternative Forms