English / Map Form: Gorstean
Gaelic Form: An Goirtean
Location: Dalwhinnie
Post Town: Dalwhinnie
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Gorstean
Gaelic Form: An Goirtean
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
This is Gorstan on OS.
Robertson gives Goirtean as Gorstan for other names. A map of the area at the Scottish Palce-name Survey PN60/1 Notebook A.20 mentions Gourston-Eorn in this vicinity. Above this to the south-west is Goirtean Ard, i.e. Upper Goirtean
Additional Information
Gorstean Car Park ~ Pàirc chàraichean a’ Ghoirtein
