Cow Hill
Meall a' Chruidh
Meaning
the mount of the cattle
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
PH33
NN113735
English / Map Form: Cow Hill
Gaelic Form: Meall a' Chruidh
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: FORT WILLIAM
Postcode area: PH33
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Cow Hill
Gaelic Form: Meall a' Chruidh
Language Notes
G nom. sg. meall, masc, 'mound' + gen. sg. masc. def. art. a' + gen. sg. crodh, masc 'cattle' = 'mound of the cattle' i.e. cow hillElement Meaning
G meall ~ mound; crodh ~ cattle
Sources
Cowhill | 1747-55 Roy |
Cowhill | 1820 Thomson |
Meall a’ Chruidh | MacMillan |
Cow Hill – Meall a Cruidhe | 1881 Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh, vol vii, 165 |
Cow Hill or Maull de Chrye | 1725 A PLAN of LOCHEALE RIVER |
Additional Information
MacMillan places this north-east of Fort William in error. There is no hill of this name in that vicinity and the height is the same. The context from the proceedings makes it clear this is the correct site.
Also applied to
Cow Hill Paths~ Ceumannan Meall a’ Chruidh
Cow Hill Trails ~ Slighean Meall a’ Chruidh
Cow Hill Summit ~ Mullach Meall a’ Chruidh
Cow Hill Circuit ~ Cuairt Meall a’ Chruidh