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.
