Ardskenish
Àird Sgeidheanais
Meaning
the headland of the war ship
Location
Argyll & Bute
Argyll & Bute
PA61
NR345914
English / Map Form: Ardskenish
Gaelic Form: Àird Sgeidheanais
Post Town: ISLE OF COLONSAY
Postcode area: PA61
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
English / Map Form: Ardskenish
Gaelic Form: Àird Sgeidheanais
Sources
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Colonsay and Oronsay and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:
“According to tradition there was a battle in this location between the islanders and Viking raiders, and burial sites have apparently been found here. On the other side of Ardskenish is A’ Phlaide Mhòr ‘the big blanket’ a vast expanse of flat rock which is revealed at low tide.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Colonsay and Oronsay (Scottish Natural Heritage 2017): 23