English / Map Form: Dallaschyle
Gaelic Form: Dalais Choille
Location: Nairnshire, Highland
Post Town: NAIRN
County: Nairnshire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Dallaschyle
Gaelic Form: Dalais Choille
Language Notes
Nom. sg. *dalas, ‘meadow area’ + lenited gen. sg. coille, fem. ‘woods’ = ‘wooded meadow area’ or ‘Dalas of the woods’Sources
Dolleskayllye 1525 Thanes of Cawdor p. 263
Dolleschaylie 1547 Thanes of Cawdor p. 263
Dolesquhillze 1552 RSS vi no 1487 [also Alexander Doles of Budzet]
Dolaschaillie 1574 1547 Thanes of Cawdor p. 263
Dolleschyle 1618 Retours (Inverness) no. 36
Dallichesly 1686 RPS [1681/4/77]
Ballashoil 1747-1755 Roy
?Dallos Geographical Description of Calder Parish
Daileaschoill: Stewart
Dallas na Coille Watson 1926, 416
daLaʃ χoil’: Diack MS2276
