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East Suisnish

Suidhisnis an Ear

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Inverness-shire

Highland

NG551341


English / Map Form: East Suisnish

Gaelic Form: Suidhisnis an Ear


Location: Raasay, Inner Hebrides

Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: East Suisnish

Gaelic Form: Suidhisnis an Ear


Language Notes

ON obscure element + nom. sg. nes, neut. ‘promontory’

Element Meaning

ON obscure element; nes ~ promontory

Sources

Suisnis 1596 RMS vi no. 453
Swysnes 1630 Retours (Inverness) no. 50
Shuashnesmore, Shuashnesbeg 1688 Retours (Inverness) no. 109
Swinish 1776 Mackenzie: South part
Swenish 1820 Thomson
Suisnish 1882 OS 6 inch 1st edn.
Suishnish, Suisnis, seething point
seethe-nes or nish Forbes, 298, 417
Suidhisnis Sorley Maclean, Hallaig

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