Loch Eireagoraidh
Loch Àirigh a' Choire
Meaning
loch of the shieling of the corrie
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.