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 suffixElement 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