English / Map Form: Culduthel
Gaelic Form: Cùil Daothail
Location: Inverness, Highland
Post Town: INVERNESS
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Culduthel
Gaelic Form: Cùil Daothail
Language Notes
G nom. sg. cùil, fem. 'nook' + gen. sg. Daothal, masc. personal name = 'Daothal's nook'.Element Meaning
G cùil ~ nook; Daothal ~ personal name
Sources
| Culduchan | 1636-52 Gordon 25 |
| Cùil Daothail | 1973 MacKinnon |
| Cùil-daodhail | Watson 2001 (1909), 158 |
| Cul-daothal | Robertson |
| cuL-d̥i̯:ghal | Diack MS2276 |
Additional Information
Watson (2001 (1909), 158) states the first element is indeed cùil, ‘nook’ as opposed to cùl, ‘back’.
