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Ardachy

Àrdachaidh

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Meaning

high field


Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NH381075


English / Map Form: Ardachy

Gaelic Form: Àrdachaidh


Location: Fort Augustus, Highland

Post Town: FORT AUGUSTUS

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: B82

English / Map Form: Ardachy

Gaelic Form: Àrdachaidh


Language Notes

Unclear, but G nom. sg. adj àrd, ‘high’ + possibly achadh, ‘field’ or locative suffix.

Element Meaning

G àrd ~ high; achadh ~ field

Sources

Ardochy House 1873 OS 6 inch 1st edn.
Craig Ardachy = Creag Ard Achaidh 1912 Bartholomew Atlas

Additional Information

Dieckhoff gives Ardachadh, but this is most likely to be the Ardochy in Glengarry proper.

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