Chanonry Point
Rubha na Cananaich
Meaning
headland of the canonry
Location
Ross and Cromarty
Highland
NH749557
English / Map Form: Chanonry Point
Gaelic Form: Rubha na Cananaich
Location: Black Isle and Mid Ross
Post Town: FORTROSE
County: Ross and Cromarty
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Chanonry Point
Gaelic Form: Rubha na Cananaich
Language Notes
G nom. sg. rubha, masc. 'point, headland’ + fem. gen. sg. def. art. na + gen. sg. cananach, fem. 'canonry’Element Meaning
G rubha ~ point, headland; cananach ~ canonry
Sources
| the Chanrie-ness | c. 1620 Pont text 126v |
| Nes de Channory | 1649 RMS ix no. 2140 |
| Ness de Channonrie | 1669 Retours (Ross) no. 124 |
| Chinderyness | 1785 Ainslie’s chart of part of the North of Scotland |
| Point of Chanonry Ness | 1791-1799 OSA (Rosemarkie) p.600 |
| Chanonry Pt | 1820 Thomson |
gob ru na cananaich Diack MS2276
