Loch Eireagoraidh

Loch Àirigh a' Choire

Meaning

loch of the shieling of the corrie

Water

Location

Highland

NM720955

English / Map Form: Loch Eireagoraidh

Gaelic Form: Loch Àirigh a' Choire

Location: Lochaber, Highland

Post Town: MALLAIG

County: -- Select a county --

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Loch Eireagoraidh

Gaelic Form: Loch Àirigh a' Choire

Language Notes

G nom. sg. loch, masc. 'loch' + gen. sg. àirigh, fem. 'summer shieling' + gen. sg. masc. def. art. a' + gen. sg. coire, masc. 'corrie' = `loch of the shieling of the corrie'

Element Meaning

G loch ~ loch; àirigh ~ summer shieling; coire ~ corrie

Sources

Archicharre 1610 RMS vii no. 264
Aricharrie 1610 RMS vii no. 344
Arrichicharrie 1627 Retours (Inverness) no. 47
Arichicharie 1634 RMS ix no. 7
Arricherie 1667 RMS xi no. 1105
Arichicharie 1695 Retours (Inverness) no. 118
Errie Choire 1852 Admiralty Chart 2507
Errie Choire 1857 Admiralty Charts 2475
Loch Airidh a’ Choire 1876 OS 6 inch 1st edn. (and Sgor Airidh a’ Choire)

Additional Information

See Rixson in Arisaig and Morar, 32-33, who says the proposed form accurately describes the topology.