Achnandarach
Achadh nan Darach
Meaning
the field of the oak trees
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG801312
English / Map Form: Achnandarach
Gaelic Form: Achadh nan Darach
Location: Wester Ross, Highland
Post Town: PLOCKTON
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A87
English / Map Form: Achnandarach
Gaelic Form: Achadh nan Darach
Genitive Form: Achadh nan Darach
Language Notes
G nom. sg. achadh, masc. 'field' + gen. pl. masc. def. art. nan + gen. pl. of darach, masc. 'oak tree' = 'the field of the oak trees'Element Meaning
G achadh ~ field; darach ~ oak tree
Sources
| Achenadariache | 1495 RMS ii no. 228 |
| Auchnadarach | 1681 RPS [1681/7/155] |
| Ach-nan-darach | 1880 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Achadh nan darach | Watson 1904, 185 |
| Ach-nan-darach | Robertson |
| [‘ɑχnə,dɑrəχ] | Geàrr-loch informant |
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