English / Map Form: Balachuirn
Gaelic Form: Baile a' Chùirn
Location: Raasay, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: KYLE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A87
English / Map Form: Balachuirn
Gaelic Form: Baile a' Chùirn
Language Notes
G nom. sg. baile, masc. 'town' + gen. sg. masc. def. art. a' (leniting) + lenited gen. sg. càrn, masc. 'cairn, hill' = 'the town of the cairn'Element Meaning
G baile town; càrn cairn, hill
Sources
| Balliechurne | 1688 Retours (Inverness) no. 109 |
| Balachuirn | 1882 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Bailechurn, baile and chùirn, genitive of carn | Forbes, 290 |
| Bhaile Chùirn | Sorley Maclean, Hallaig |
Additional Information
Nearby is Càrn Dearg, presumably the feature to which this name refers.
