English / Map Form: Glenborrodale
Gaelic Form: Gleann Borradail
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: ACHARACLE
County: -- Select a county --
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: B8007
English / Map Form: Glenborrodale
Gaelic Form: Gleann Borradail
Language Notes
G nom. sg. gleann, masc. ‘glen’ + gen. sg. of Borradal of Norse origin = 'fort valley'Element Meaning
G gleann ~ glen; ON Borradal = ‘fort valley’
Sources
| Glenborgadal | 1801 Langland |
| Glenboradil | 1804 Heather |
| Glenbergadal | 1820 Thomson |
Gleanna Borrodail: Robertson
G. Gleann-borrodail: A. Henderson 1910, Place-names of Ardnamurchan, 158
