English / Map Form: Laggan
Gaelic Form: An Lagan
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: SPEAN BRIDGE
Postcode area: PH34
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Laggan
Gaelic Form: An Lagan
Language Notes
G nom. sg. masc. def. art. an + nom. sg. lagan, masc. 'little hollow'Element Meaning
G lagan ~ little hollow
Sources
| Achadrym Laggan ? | c. 1590 Pont map 5 |
| Lagan acidrom | 1636-52 Gordon 5 |
| Laggan Achadrom | 1745 Herman Moll’s ‘The West Part of Inverness’ |
| Laggan Lochs | 1873 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| An Lagan | Dwelly 1912 |
| LAGGAN, or LAGGAN ACHADROM | Ellice, 51 |
| as it used to be called | |
| Lagan | Watson 1926, 276 |
| Lagan Achaidh Droma | informant TM |
Additional Information
There are two forms of this name: An Lagan and Lagan Achaidh Droma. The first is the generic name. The second is the older, longer name. Informant TM who stated that this was the name that he would use, and the name as he understood it, but perhaps younger speakers might be unaware of it. See under Kyle of Lochalsh for principles on simplex vs. names with specifics.