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Craighouse

Taigh na Creige

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Meaning

house of the rock or crag


Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

NR526674


English / Map Form: Craighouse

Gaelic Form: Taigh na Creige


Location: Jura, Inner Hebrides

Post Town: ISLE OF JURA

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

English / Map Form: Craighouse

Gaelic Form: Taigh na Creige


Language Notes

G nom. sg. taigh, masc. 'house' + gen. sg. fem. art. na + gen. sg. of creag, fem. 'rock, crag' = 'the house of the rock'

Element Meaning

G taigh ~ house; creag – rock, crag

Sources

Craighouse 1801 Langlands
Tynacragy 1804 Heather
Craighouse 1820 Thomson
Craighouse 1852-3 Admiralty Chart 2481
Craighouse 1882 OS
Tigh na Creige Robertson

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