English / Map Form: Blackmuir Woods
Gaelic Form: Coille a' Bhlàir Dhuibh
Location: Black Isle and Mid Ross
Post Town: STRATHPEFFER
County: Ross and Cromarty
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Blackmuir Woods
Gaelic Form: Coille a' Bhlàir Dhuibh
Language Notes
G nom. sg. coille, fem. 'woodland ' + masc. gen. sg. def. art. a' (leniting) + lenited gen. sg. blàr, ‘plain’ + gen. sg. adj. dubh, 'black'Element Meaning
G coille ~ woodland; blàr ~ plain; dubh ~ black
Sources
the Black Muir callit Knockdow 1669 Tain and Balnagown Docs no. 794
Additional Information
The context about Knockdow above is not completely clear, but it would seem this does relate to the Blackmuir in question.
