English / Map Form: Ellan
Gaelic Form: An t-Eilean
Location: Carrbridge
Post Town: Carrbridge
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Ellan
Gaelic Form: An t-Eilean
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…Eilean… is usually defined as an island, but can also mean a stackyard, or a field. Ellaneorn is a ruined farm near Nethy Bridge, derived from Eilean Eòrn, field of barley. The Ellan Wood is in Carr Bridge. Gaelic Place-Names in Strathspey, 325
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