Ardintoul
Àird an t-Sabhail
Meaning
the promontory of the barn
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG835242
English / Map Form: Ardintoul
Gaelic Form: Àird an t-Sabhail
Location: Wester Ross, Highland
Post Town: KYLE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Ardintoul
Gaelic Form: Àird an t-Sabhail
Language Notes
G nom. sg. camas, masc. ‘bay’ + en Àird an t-Sabhail (G nom. sg. àird, fem. ‘promontory’+ gen. sg. masc. def. art. an (with t- before sibilants) + sabhal, masc. 'barn')Element Meaning
G camas ~ bay; àird ~ promontory; sabhal ~ barn
Sources
| Ardintoul | 1820 Thomson |
| Aird an t’ Sabhail Bay | 1859 Admiralty Chart 2676 |
| Àird an t-Sabhail | Dwelly 1912 |
| Ard an t-Sabhail | Robertson |
Additional Information
Also applied to Artintoul Bay ~ Camas Àird an t-Sabhail
Camas seems to be used here for a broad bay such as this, though bàgh and òb are used nearby as well. Compare Camas Àird an t-Sabhail near Fiskavaig.