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Glasnakille

Glas na Cille

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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.

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