Barnacarry
Bàrr na Carraigh
Meaning
summit of the pillar
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
