Ballygrant
Baile a' Ghràna
Meaning
the farm of the grain
Location
Argyll & Bute
Argyll & Bute
NR395662
English / Map Form: Ballygrant
Gaelic Form: Baile a' Ghràna
Location: Islay, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF ISLAY
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
English / Map Form: Ballygrant
Gaelic Form: Baile a' Ghràna
Language Notes
G nom. sg. baile, masc. `town' + gen. sg. masc. def. art. a' (leniting) + lenited gen. sg. of gràn, masc. `grain' = `the farm of the grain'Element Meaning
G baile ~ town/farm; gràn ~ grain
Sources
| Bail a’ ghràna | Dwelly 1912 |
| Baile Gràna | Lands of Lordship |
| Baile a’ Ghràna | Seanchas Ile, 136 |
| Baile Ghrànna | Seanchas Ile, 145. |
Additional Information
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Islay an Jura and was published in a booklet by NatureScot and AÀA.
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Islay and Jura (NatureScot 2011)
