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Inveruglas

Inbhir Dhubhghlais

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Meaning

confluence of the black stream


Location

Dunbartonshire

Argyll & Bute

NN319094


English / Map Form: Inveruglas

Gaelic Form: Inbhir Dhubhghlais


Post Town: CAIRNDOW

County: Dunbartonshire

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

Nearest Main Roads: A82

English / Map Form: Inveruglas

Gaelic Form: Inbhir Dhubhghlais


Language Notes

G nom. sg. inbhir, masc. ‘confluence’ + gen. sg. of Dubhghlais, river name meaning 'black water'

Element Meaning

G inbhir ~ confluence; dubh ~ black; glas ~ stream

Sources

Innerouglash c. 1590 Pont map 17
Inbhir Dhùbhghlais Dwelly 1912
Inbhir Dhubhghlais Watson 1926, 457.

Additional Information

The watercourse is now called Inveruglas Water. The above orthography best reflects current Gaelic pronunciation

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