Kildary

Caoldaraidh

Meaning

narrow place

Settlement

Location

Ross and Cromarty

Highland

NH757744

English / Map Form: Kildary

Gaelic Form: Caoldaraidh

Location: Easter Ross, Highland

Post Town: INVERGORDON

County: Ross and Cromarty

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Kildary

Gaelic Form: Caoldaraidh

Genitive Form: Chaoldaraidh

Language Notes

Based on G adj. caol, ‘narrow’ + -araidh suffix

Element Meaning

G caol ~ narrow; daraidh ~ obsc. loc. suffix

Sources

? thanagii de Caldore 1479 ER viii 261
Kildary Ho. 1880 Os 6 inch 1st edn.
Kildary Ho. 1912 Bartholomew Atlas
G. Caoldaraidh Watson 1904, 63
G. Caol-daraidh Watson Study of Highland Place-names Celtic review 1904, 25

Additional Information

‘based on caol, narrow and analaysed caol-d-ar-aidh, “d” being euphonic. The ‘narrow place’ in question is doubtless the river gorge between Kildary Farm and the parish of Logie.’: Watson 1904, 63