English / Map Form: Coulin Pass
Gaelic Form: Bealach Cùmhlainn
Location: Wester Ross, Highland
Post Town: STRATHCARRON
County: Ross and Cromarty
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Coulin Pass
Gaelic Form: Bealach Cùmhlainn
Language Notes
G nom. sg. bealach masc, ‘pass’ + hydronym cùmhlainnElement Meaning
G bealach pass; cùmhlainn river-name
Sources
Coullin | 1633 Retours (Ross) no. 79 |
Loch Coulin (loch kaolin) | Dixon,1886, xxxvi |
Cùmhlainn gen. Cùmhlainn | Wentworth |
Cùlainn (‘u’ strongly nasal) | Watson 1904, 196 |
Cùmhlainn | Hulme 2007 |