Lochend
Ceann Loch
Meaning
head of the loch/ the red davoch
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NH598380
English / Map Form: Lochend
Gaelic Form: Ceann Loch
Location: Inverness area, Highland
Post Town: INVERNESS
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Lochend
Gaelic Form: Ceann Loch
Language Notes
G nom. sg. ceann, masc. ‘head, end’ + gen. sg. loch, masc. ‘loch’Element Meaning
G ceann ~ head/end; loch ~ loch
Sources
| Daach na Crag | 1745 Herman Moll’s The East Part of the Shire of Inverness |
| Lochend | 1820 Thomson |
| An Ceann Loch / An Dabhach Dearg | HB |
Additional Information
“Dochnacraig or Dochdearg was the old name for the district now known as Lochend”: Barron, 156
Informant HB stated that Dabhach na Creige is obsolete and An Dabhach Dearg is currently used. He went on to say however An Ceann Loch was the term in current usage.