Goirtean a’ Chabhail
Goirtean a’ Chabhail
Meaning
the small enclosure of the creel
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG545146
English / Map Form: Goirtean a’ Chabhail
Gaelic Form: Goirtean a’ Chabhail
Location: Drinan
Post Town: Isle of Skye
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Goirtean a’ Chabhail
Gaelic Form: Goirtean a’ Chabhail
Language Notes
Sources
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:
“Goirtean a’ Chabhail is a small enclosure in Drinan and possibly relates to cabhail, ‘creel or fish trap’, but this is not certain.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 40
This place-name is not found on any maps.
