English / Map Form: Corpach
Gaelic Form: A' Chorpaich
Location: Fort William, Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: FORT WILLIAM
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82, A830
English / Map Form: Corpach
Gaelic Form: A' Chorpaich
Genitive Form: na Corpaich
Language Notes
G nom. sg. fem. art. a’ (leniting) + lenited slenderised nom. sg. corpach (from nom. sg. corp masc, 'body' + suffix -ach 'place of')Element Meaning
G corpach ~ place of the bodies
Sources
| A’ Chorpaich | 1973 MacKinnon |
| Corpach, ‘place of the bodies’ | Watson 1926, 32 & 252. |
| A’ Chorpach | Robertson MS363 59 [`Chorpaich’ with i crossed.] |
| A’ Chorpaich | current road signage |
Additional Information
This is an established name.
Corpach Locks ~ Glasan na Corpaich
Corpach Nature Trail ~ Slighe-nàdair na Corpaich