Boath
Na Bothachan
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).