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Caol Ila

Ruadhphort

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Meaning

red port


Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

NR428698


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’.

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