English / Map Form: Dam Wood
Gaelic Form: Coille an Dama
Location: Easter Ross, Highland
Post Town: ALNESS
County: Ross and Cromarty
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Dam Wood
Gaelic Form: Coille an Dama
Language Notes
G nom. sg. coille, fem. ‘woodland + the gen. sg. masc. def. art. an + gen. sg. dama, masc. 'dam'Element Meaning
G coille ~ woodland; dama ~ dam
Sources
| Cnoc na Moine | 1880 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Cnoc an t-seileach | Watson 1904, 73 |
Additional Information
This appears to be a local name, not present on OS maps. The wood contains Loch Dubh
(unnamed on 1880 6 inch 1st edn. and not mentioned in Watson 1904), which appears to be dammed.
The OS name is Cnoc na Moine Wood.