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Boath

Na Bothachan

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Meaning

the place of the booths or huts


Location

Ross and Cromarty

Highland

NH577739


English / Map Form: Boath

Gaelic Form: Na Bothachan


Location: Easter Ross, Highland

Post Town: DINGWALL

County: Ross and Cromarty

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Boath

Gaelic Form: Na Bothachan


Genitive Form: nam Both

Language Notes

G nom. pl. masc. def. art. na + nom. pl. both, masc. ‘hut’

Element Meaning

both ~ hut

Sources

Bothmoir 1583 RMS iv no. 586
Bothmoir 1608 RMS iv no. 2111
Boith 1641 RPS [A164/7/37]
Boithe 1641 RPS [A164/7/37]
Bothbeg 1642 Retours (Ross and Cromarty) no. 90
Both 1820 Thomson
G na Bothachan, the places of booths or huts’ Watson 1904, 80
Na Bothachan Mac an Tàilleir 2003

Additional Information

The current site of Boath seems to be Bothbeg, although the current name is a plural denoting Bothbeg (Am Both Beag) and Bothmore (Am Both Mòr).

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