• English
  • Gàidhlig
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • My Account
  • Checkout
  • Cart
Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA)

  • Home
  • Database
    • Searchable Map
    • AZ List
  • OS Map
  • Resources
    • Academic Papers
    • Place-name Lists
    • Reading List
    • Links
    • Gaelic Place-Name Policy
  • Support
    • AÀA Supporter
  • Shop
    • Services
    • Corporate Memberships
    • Publications
  • News
  • Contact Us
previous postnext post
  • Info
  • Location
  • Research Notes

Balgate

Baile a' Gheata


Meaning

town of the gate


Location

Ross and Cromarty

Highland

NH511417


English / Map Form: Balgate

Gaelic Form: Baile a' Gheata


Location: Inverness area, Highland

Post Town: BEAULY

County: Ross and Cromarty

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Balgate

Gaelic Form: Baile a' Gheata


Language Notes

 

Element Meaning

G baile ~ town + geata ~ gate

Sources

Baile a gheata Robertson
Baile a’ gheata H. Barron, Notes on the Aird, 220
Bail a’ gheata Barron, Hugh, ‘Some Notes on the Parish of Kiltarlity’ 1976, TGSI 50

Additional Information

In his 1976 article, Barron says of this name: “‘township of the road’ as in Geat’ an Dròbhaichean’ the old drove road in Kirkhill.”

Alternative Forms

 

Primary Sidebar

Database


Match phrase Match words




OS Map

Welcome to the Ordnance Survey (OS) open source digital map. This is a tool you can use to study ... Continue Reading about OS Map

Our Products

  • The Journal of Scottish Name Studies: Volume 3 £0.00
  • The Journal of Scottish Name Studies: Volume 2 £0.00

News

Dingwall ~ Inbhir Pheofharain

Footer

Gaelic Place-names of Scotland

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Sleat
Isle of Skye
IV44 8RQ

+44 (0) 1471 888 120
fios@ainmean-aite.scot

Useful links

  • About Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
  • How to use the search
  • Commercial Information & Rates
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Database
    • Searchable Map
    • AZ List
  • OS Map
  • Resources
    • Academic Papers
    • Place-name Lists
    • Reading List
    • Links
    • Gaelic Place-Name Policy
  • Support
    • AÀA Supporter
  • Shop
    • Services
    • Corporate Memberships
    • Publications
  • News
  • Contact Us

Site Search

Follow Us

  • E-mail
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2021 Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. All rights reserved. Website by Lumberjack Digital