English / Map Form: Inverroy
Gaelic Form: Inbhir Ruaidh
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: ROYBRIDGE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A86
English / Map Form: Inverroy
Gaelic Form: Inbhir Ruaidh
Language Notes
G nom. sg. inbhir, masc. ‘confluence’ + river-name Ruaidh, ‘the red one’ = ‘the confluence of the River Ruaidh’Element Meaning
G inbhir ~ confuence; Ruaidh ~ the red one
Sources
| Inverroymoir | 1476 RMS iii no. 124 |
| Inverroygur, Inverroyg-minor | 1494 RMS ii no. 2191 |
| Innerroymoir, Innerroybeg | 1615 Retours (Inverness) no. 26 |
| Inner Roy | 1654 Blaeu Map (Breadalbane) |
| Inbhir Ruaidhe | MacMillan, 260 |
| Inbhir Ruiadh | MacKinnon, 20 |
| Inbhir Ruaidh | previous signage |
Additional Information
See Roybridge.
