English / Map Form: Glen Brittle
Gaelic Form: Gleann Bhreatail
Location: Isle of Skye ~ An t-Eilean Sgitheanach
Post Town: Portree ~ Port Rìgh
County: -- Select a county --
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Glen Brittle
Gaelic Form: Gleann Bhreatail
Language Notes
nom. sg. G gleann, masc. ‘glen’ + gen. sg. slenderised and lenited form of en. Breatal (ON obscure element + ON dalr, masc. ‘valley’)Element Meaning
Sources
| Glenbretill | c. 1591 Pont text 141r |
| Glenbretil | 1654 Blaeu map |
| Loch Brittle | 1801 Heather |
| Loch Bhreatal | 1852-1853 Admiralty Chart 2507 |
| Gleann Bhreatail | Modern OS |
| Gleann Bhreathdail | Robertson |
GLEANN BREATAL, BRITTLE. Loch Breatal: Forbes p. 202
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