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Craig

A' Chreag

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Meaning

the crag


Location

Ross and Cromarty

Highland

NG774639


English / Map Form: Craig

Gaelic Form: A' Chreag


Location: Wester Ross, Highland

Post Town: GAIRLOCH

County: Ross and Cromarty

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Craig

Gaelic Form: A' Chreag


Genitive Form: na Creige

Language Notes

G fem. nom. sg. def. art. a’ (leniting and slenderising) + nom. sg. of creag, fem. ‘rock, crag’

Element Meaning

G creag ~ rock, crag

Sources

a’ Chreag Wentworth
a’ Chreag, or Creag Ruigh Mhorgain Watson 1904, 220
A’ Chreig Fraser 2009

Additional Information

On 1850 Admiralty Chart 2638 Craig River is called Ault na Craig.

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