Barnacarry

Bàrr na Carraigh

Meaning

summit of the pillar

Settlement

Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

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English / Map Form: Barnacarry

Gaelic Form: Bàrr na Carraigh

Location: Cowal, Argyll

Post Town: CAIRNDOW

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

English / Map Form: Barnacarry

Gaelic Form: Bàrr na Carraigh

Language Notes

G nom. sg bàrr, masc. ‘summit’ + fem. gen. sg. def. art. na + gen. sg. carragh, fem. ‘pillar’ 

Element Meaning

G bàrr ~ summit; carragh ~ pillar

Sources

Barnakarrie 1614 RMS vii no. 1129
Barnacarrie 1634 RMS ix no. 132
Barnacarrie 1664 RMS xi no. 613
Barnacarrie 1666 RMS xi no. 972

Additional Information

“carraigh rock…referring to the Pillar Stone which is in a wood ¼ mile from the road.” McLean p.25

Alternative Forms