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Achnashellach

Achadh nan Seileach

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Meaning

field of the willows


Location

Ross and Cromarty

Highland

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English / Map Form: Achnashellach

Gaelic Form: Achadh nan Seileach


Location: Wester Ross, Highland

Post Town: STRATHCARRON

County: Ross and Cromarty

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Achnashellach

Gaelic Form: Achadh nan Seileach


Genitive Form: Achadh nan Seileach

Language Notes

G sg. masc. achadh, nom. ‘field’ + gen. pl. fem. art. nan + gen. pl. seileach, masc. willow’ = ‘field of the willows’

Element Meaning

G achadh ~ field; seileach ~ willow

Sources

Auchinsellach 1584 Retours (Ross) no. 12
Achnashelach c. 1590 Pont map 4r
Auchnaschellach 1633 Retours (Ross) no. 79
Auchnashelloch 1669 Retours (Ross) no. 124
Ach’ na Seileach Robertson
Achnashelloch Watson 1904, 196
Acha na Seileach Wentworth

Additional Information

This is Achadh na Seileach on modern OS maps.

Alternative Forms

Achadh na Seileach

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