Bunnahabhain

Bun na h-Abhainne

Meaning

the foot of the river

Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

NR420732

English / Map Form: Bunnahabhain

Gaelic Form: Bun na h-Abhainne

Location: Islay, Inner Hebrides

Post Town: ISLE OF ISLAY

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

English / Map Form: Bunnahabhain

Gaelic Form: Bun na h-Abhainne

Language Notes

G sg. masc. bun, nom. 'foot' + gen. sg. fem. art. na (with h- before vowels) + old gen. sg. of abhainn, fem. 'river' = 'the foot of the river'

Element Meaning

G bun ~ foot; abhainn ~ river

Sources

Bun na h Abhain 1849 Admiralty Chart 2515
Bonahaven 1882 OS 6″ 1st edn
Bun na h-Abhainne (an old gen.) Lands of Lordship