Dunans
Na Dùnanan
Meaning
the little forts or fort-like hills
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG468706
English / Map Form: Dunans
Gaelic Form: Na Dùnanan
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: PORTREE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A855
English / Map Form: Dunans
Gaelic Form: Na Dùnanan
Language Notes
G masc. nom. pl. def. art. na + nom. pl. of dùnanan, masc. ‘little fort’ = ‘the little forts or fort-like hills’Element Meaning
G dùnanan ~ little forts
Sources
L. nan Dùnan | 1912 Bartholomew Atlas |
Dunan, little fort or hillock | Forbes, 161 |
An Dùnan | local source, Sgianaidean |
[duːnəns] | local source, Sòdhaigh |
Additional Information
There is also Dunan / An Dùnan at NG585278 to which Forbes probably refers. Nearby the site in question is Loch nan Dùnan suggesting a diminutive plural as seen in the name.