Language Notes

Sources

This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:

“Clach an Fhuarain, ‘the stone of the spring’, near Elgol, is also known as Clach an Fhiodhaich, ‘the stone of the shrubs’. Forbes relates a tale that Clach an Fhuarain was thrown by one of the giants from Soay during a game of ‘putting’ the stone, much like An Tuairisgeul.”

Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 30

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