English / Map Form: Galltair
Gaelic Form: Galltair
Location: Lochalsh, Highland
Post Town: KYLE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A87
English / Map Form: Galltair
Gaelic Form: Galltair
Language Notes
Obscure, perhaps a combination of G gall, masc. 'foreigner' + tìr, fem. 'land'Element Meaning
possibly gall ~ foreigner; tìr ~ land
Sources
| Angalltair, Allt Mòr Ghalltair | 1876 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Angalltair | 1912 Bartholomew Atlas |
| Galltair | 1903 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| [‘gaLt̪əðʲ] (no article) | local source, Àrnasdal |
Additional Information
Although this name is obscure, the presence of the article in the 1876 OS version suggests its meaning was known not so long ago.
