An Gabhal Mor
An Gabhal Mòr
Meaning
the big fork or enclosure
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NM905810
English / Map Form: An Gabhal Mor
Gaelic Form: An Gabhal Mòr
Location: Lochailort
Post Town: Glenfinnan
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: An Gabhal Mor
Gaelic Form: An Gabhal Mòr
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of the Rough Bounds of Lochaber and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:
“An Gabhal Mòr, ‘the big fork’ is a holding park for sheep or cattle. It was possibly moved for the railway.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: The Rough Bounds of Lochaber (Scottish Natural Heritage 2013): 7
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