English / Map Form: Lewiston
Gaelic Form: Blàr na Maigh
Location: Inverness area, Highland
Post Town: INVERNESS
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Lewiston
Gaelic Form: Blàr na Maigh
Language Notes
G nom. sg. blàr, ‘field’ + fem. gen. sg. def. art. na + gen. sg. magh fem. 'plain'Element Meaning
G blàr ~ field; magh ~ plain
Sources
“Moy: A’ Mhoigh The Plain. Moy lies behind Lewistown, which in Gaelic is called Blar na Maigh, the Plain of Moy, or, literally, the Plain of the Plain.” MacKay, 584
“In 1803, Sir James Grant provided houses with some land for his tenants and named the village Lewiston after his eldest son, Lewis.” theappendix.net
