English / Map Form: Evanton
Gaelic Form: Baile Eòghainn
Location: Easter Ross, Highland
Post Town: DINGWALL
County: Ross and Cromarty
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Evanton
Gaelic Form: Baile Eòghainn
Language Notes
G nom. sg. baile, masc. ‘town’ + gen. sg. Eòghann, masc. personal name Evan = ‘Evan's town’Element Meaning
G baile ~ town; Eòghann ~ personal name
Sources
| Evantown | 1845 NSA (Kiltearn), 327 |
| Evanton | 1880 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| G Bail’ Eoghainn or am bail’ur | Watson 1904, 92 |
Additional Information
‘am bail ’ur as opposed to the old village of Drummond on the west side of the river. Evanton dates from around 1800.’: Watson 1904, 92
The Second Statistical Account from 1845 says: ”Evantown… had no existence thirty years ago”.
Applied to: Evanton Wood ~ Coille Bhaile Eòghainn