Ballageich
Baile na Gaoithe
Meaning
the windy settlement
Location
Ayrshire
East Renfrewshire
G76
NS531501
English / Map Form: Ballageich
Gaelic Form: Baile na Gaoithe
Post Town: GLASGOW
Postcode area: G76
County: Ayrshire
Local Authority: East Renfrewshire
Detailed Location: NS5313050184
English / Map Form: Ballageich
Gaelic Form: Baile na Gaoithe
Sources
Ballagiech Hill 1800 Ainslie
Ballageach 1747-55 Roy
Bulla Gigh 1747-55 Roy
Cf Auchengeich in NS689710. Drummond 2014 discusses this name and derives it convincingly from Aodann na Gaoithe. He also mentions Watson reference of Balnegeith which would be the same derivation as Ballageich.
