Bruichladdich

Bruthach a' Chladaich

Meaning

brae of the shore

Settlement

Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

NR264611

English / Map Form: Bruichladdich

Gaelic Form: Bruthach a' Chladaich

Location: Islay, Inner Hebrides

Post Town: ISLE OF ISLAY

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

English / Map Form: Bruichladdich

Gaelic Form: Bruthach a' Chladaich

Language Notes

G nom. sg. bruthach, masc. 'brae' + gen. sg. masc. def. art. a' (leniting) + lenited gen. sg. of cladach, masc. 'shore'

Element Meaning

G bruthach ~ brae; cladach ~ shore

Sources

Brudhach a Chladaich 1882 Thomas
Bruichladdich 1882 OS
Bruthach a’ Chladaich Lands of Lordship
Bruthach a’ Chladaich [386b]; Bru chladaich [367]; Bru chladai(gh) [366] Robertson MSs

Alternative Forms