Craighouse
Taigh na Creige
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 |