English / Map Form: Culbokie
Gaelic Form: Cùil Bhàicidh
Location: Black Isle and Mid Ross
Post Town: DINGWALL
County: Ross and Cromarty
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Culbokie
Gaelic Form: Cùil Bhàicidh
Language Notes
G nom. sg. masc. def. art. an + nom. sg. cùl, masc. ‘back(-place)’ + nom. sg. adj. bàicidh, 'ghostly’ = 'the ghostly back-place’Element Meaning
G cùl ~ back(-place); bàicidh~ ghostly
Sources
| terrarum de Culboky | 1456 ER vi 213 |
| Culboky | 1527 RSS i no. 3768 |
| Culbokie | 1531 390 ER 16 |
| terrarum de Culboky | 1539 399 ER 17 |
| terrarum de Culboky | 1540 501 ER 17 |
| Kulbeky | c. 1620 Pont text 126v |
| Cullbokie | 1670 Retours (Ross) no. 125 |
| Culbokie | 1693 Retours (Ross) no. 157 |
| E. Kilboky, W. Kilboky | 1820 Thomson |
| “G. Cuil-bhàicidh” | Watson 1904, 116 |
| Culbàicidh* | Dwelly 1912 |
| Cùil-bhàcaidh | Robertson MS 357, 90 |
| An Cùl Bàicidh | TSR2 |
| Cùil Bhòcaidh or An Cùil Bhàicidh. “The secluded spot of the ghost or goblin” | Mac an Tàilleir 2003 |
Additional Information
See Watson 1904, 116 for further discussion. Variation between cùl and cùil is seen. Watson’s 1904 form suggests the latter, although old forms, and Watson’s later suggestion to Dwelly suggest the former.
Applied to: Culbokie Wood = Coille na Cùil Bàicidh
