English / Map Form: Glasphein
Gaelic Form: A' Ghlais-Pheighinn
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: PORTREE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A855
English / Map Form: Glasphein
Gaelic Form: A' Ghlais-Pheighinn
Language Notes
G nom. sg. fem. art. a' (leniting) + lenited slenderised nom. sg. fem. preposed adj. glas, 'grey/green' + nom. sg. peighinn, fem. 'penny-land' = 'the green penny-land'.Element Meaning
G glas ~ grey/green; peighinn ~ penny-land
Sources
| Glasbhein | 1820 Thomson |
| Glashvin | 1878 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Glasphein the pennyland green spot, pronounced Glais-phei’nn | Forbes, 201 |
| [‘gLɑʃˌfinʲ] | local source, Sgianaidean |
Additional Information
This name has been confused with Glas-bheinn, a separate toponymic entity.
