Kentallen
Ceann an t-Sàilein
Meaning
the head of the sea-bay
Location
Inverness-shire
Argyll & Bute
PA38
NN007571
English / Map Form: Kentallen
Gaelic Form: Ceann an t-Sàilein
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: APPIN
Postcode area: PA38
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
Nearest Main Roads: A828
English / Map Form: Kentallen
Gaelic Form: Ceann an t-Sàilein
Genitive Form: Cheann an t-Sàilein
Language Notes
G nom. sg. ceann, masc. ‘head, end’ + gen. sg. masc. def. art. an (with t- before vowels) + gen. sg. of sàilean, ‘sea bay’ = ‘the head of the sea-bay’Element Meaning
G ceann ~ head; sàilean sea bay
Sources
| Kentalin | 1820 Thomson |
| Ceann an t-Sàilein | previous signage |
| Ceann an t-Sàilein | AK |
