English / Map Form: Glencoe Village
Gaelic Form: A' Chàrnach
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: BALLACHULISH
Postcode area: PH49
County: -- Select a county --
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Glencoe Village
Gaelic Form: A' Chàrnach
Language Notes
G nom. sg. masc. art. a’ (leniting) + lenited slenderised càrnach, 'stoney place'Element Meaning
G càrnach ~ stoney place
Sources
| Carnach | 1875 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Gleann Comhann | Dwelly 1912 |
| Carnoch | 1927 Ordnance Survey Maps 1 inch Popular edn. |
| Gleann Comhann | current road signage |
| Càrnach or A’ Chàrnaich | AK |
| A’ Chàrnach 1840 | Cnuasachd Cailleach Dhunnachaidh ’Ic Uilleam [poem] |
| a’ Charnach | Robertson 2019, p. 360 |
Additional Information
Carnoch or Carnach is clearly marked on maps at least until 1928 after which Glencoe began appearing in its place, and then Glencoe Village. See Glencoe for information on the glen itself.
