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Auckengill

no Gaelic form


Location

Caithness

Highland

ND369642


English / Map Form: Auckengill

Gaelic Form: no Gaelic form


Location: Catihness, Highland

Post Town: WICK

County: Caithness

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Auckengill

Gaelic Form: no Gaelic form


Language Notes

 

Element Meaning

 

Sources

Okengill 1654 Blaeu Map (Caithness)
Ockingill 1747-55 Roy
Oukingill 1820 Thomson
ON Hakonar-gil, Hakon’s gil Omand 1972, 225
generic ON gil – deep narrow glen with stream hawk specific possibly ON haukr Waugh 1987, 104

Additional Information

“2nd element N water-course or gorge. Hakonar – Hakon’s & hauke – hawk’s have been Recommended for the 1st. May however be variation of Achingill – field of the water-course.” Caithness Place-Names [the early forms above make this latter derivation very unlikely].

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