English / Map Form: Caol Ila
Gaelic Form: Ruadhphort
Location: Islay, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF ISLAY
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
English / Map Form: Caol Ila
Gaelic Form: Ruadhphort
Language Notes
G nom. sg. preposed adj. ruadh, 'red' + lenited stem-form of nom. sg. port, masc. 'port' = 'red port'Element Meaning
G ruadh ~ red; port ~ port
Sources
| Kyles Ila | 1654 Blaeu Map (Islay) |
| Caol Ila | 1882 OS |
| Caol Ila (recte Ile) | Lands of Lordship. |
| Ruadh-phort Mòr 1882 OS |
| After lunch he may visit the Distilleries at Caol-Ile, Kyle of islay, but its Gaelic name is Ruadh-phort, Red Port: G. MacNeil, New Guide to Islay, 1900 |
| Tha mòran a’ smaoineachadh gur e Caol Ila ainm a’ bhaile bheag seo ach chan e, ‘s e Ruadhphort bha sinn daonnan ag ràdh: Seanchas Ìle, 60. |
Additional Information
The actual strait itself is called Caol Ìle, but this name relates to the settlement of Caol Ila which is called in Gaelic ‘Ruadhphort’.