Kerrowdown

An Ceathramh Donn

Meaning

the brown quarterland

Settlement

Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

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English / Map Form: Kerrowdown

Gaelic Form: An Ceathramh Donn

Location: Inverness area, Highland

Post Town: BEAULY

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A82

English / Map Form: Kerrowdown

Gaelic Form: An Ceathramh Donn

Language Notes

G nom. sg. masc. def. art. an + nom. sg. ceathramh, masc. ‘quarterland’ + nom. sg. masc. adj. , ‘brown’ = ‘the brown quarterland’

Element Meaning

G ceathramh ~ quarterland; donn ~ brown

Sources

An Ceathramh Donn MacKay, 582

Additional Information

MacKay also mentions Kerrowgair ~ An Ceathramh Geàrr and Kerrownakeill ~ Ceathramh na Coille

Alternative Forms