Drumnadrochit

Druim na Drochaid

Meaning

ridge of the bridge

Settlement

Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NH505295

English / Map Form: Drumnadrochit

Gaelic Form: Druim na Drochaid

Location: Inverness area, Highland

Post Town: INVERNESS

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A82,

English / Map Form: Drumnadrochit

Gaelic Form: Druim na Drochaid

Language Notes

G nom. sg. druim, masc. ‘ridge’ + fem. gen. sg. def. art. na + gen. sg. drochaid, fem. ‘bridge’

Element Meaning

G druim ~ ridge; drochaid ~ bridge

Sources

Drumnadrochit 1875 OS 6 inch 1st edn.
Druim na drochaid Dwelly 1912
Druim na Drochaid Urquhart and Glenmoriston; olden times in a Highland parish, 583

Additional Information

An established name.