English / Map Form: Ballachulish
Gaelic Form: Baile a' Chaolais
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: BALLACHULISH
County: -- Select a county --
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Ballachulish
Gaelic Form: Baile a' Chaolais
Language Notes
G nom. sg. baile, masc `town' + gen. sg. masc. def. art. a’ (leniting) + lenited gen. sg. of caolas, `strait' = `the town of the strait'Element Meaning
G baile ~ village; caolas ~ narrows, straight
Sources
| Ballachulish = Slate | 1820 Thomson |
| North B. = Belmachulish | |
| South B.= Ballahulish | |
| Ballachulish | 1875 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Bail’ a’ chaolais | Dwelly 1912 |
| Bail a’ chaolais | 1971 MacMillan |
| Baile a’ Chaolais a Deas | current road signage. |
Additional Information
This name is established and transparent.
Ballachulish Quarry ~ Creag-sglèata Bhaile a’ Chaolais