English / Map Form: Fort William
Gaelic Form: An Gearasdan
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: FORT WILLIAM
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Fort William
Gaelic Form: An Gearasdan
Language Notes
G nom. sg. masc. def. art. an + nom. sg. of gearastan, masc. ‘garrison’Element Meaning
G gearastan ~ garrison
Sources
| Gearasdan | Dwelly 1912 |
| Fort William / Ghearasdan | OS current name |
| Gearasdan Lòchaidh-lòchiadh | Diack 1944, 195 |
| An Gearasdan | current road signage. |
Additional Information
This is a well established form. The form should technically be An Gearastan, but circumstances beyond orthographic consistency came to bear on this name.