Glasnakille
Glas na Cille
Meaning
stream or meadow of the church
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG533128
English / Map Form: Glasnakille
Gaelic Form: Glas na Cille
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: B8083
English / Map Form: Glasnakille
Gaelic Form: Glas na Cille
Language Notes
G nom. sg. glas, fem. 'stream or meadow' + gen. sg. fem. art. na + gen. sg. of cill, fem. 'church' = 'meadow of the church'.Element Meaning
G glas ~ stream or meadow; cill ~ church
Sources
Glashnakill, Glasnacille green meadow of the church: Forbes, 201
Additional Information
Nearby is Allt na Cille.
