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Auchindrain

Achadh an Droighinn


Meaning

the field of the bramble


Location

Argyll & Bute

NN028032


English / Map Form: Auchindrain

Gaelic Form: Achadh an Droighinn


Location: Inveraray ~ Inbhir Aora

Post Town: Inveraray ~ Inbhir Aora

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Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

English / Map Form: Auchindrain

Gaelic Form: Achadh an Droighinn


Language Notes

Achadh an Droighinn: Watson in Dwelly

Sources

“The name of the place is Achadh an Droighinn in Gaelic, and Auchindrain in the Scots language although until the 1950s the spelling was often Achindrain.  In the past, the name was sometimes translated into English as Thornfield.  Achadh is the Gaelic for “field”, and droighinn for the blackthorn or sloe tree – Prunus Spinosa.  The correct pronunciation is Achan-DRYan, with a soft “ch”. Say the “a” and the “i” in the Scots language spelling as two separate letters, and you won’t be far wrong.” Auchindrain Folk Museum website

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Forest Drive, Auchindrain ~ Slighe-choille, Achadh an Droighinn

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