Machrins
Na Machairean
Meaning
the Machairs (costal plain)
Location
Argyll & Bute
Argyll & Bute
PA61
NR366933
English / Map Form: Machrins
Gaelic Form: Na Machairean
Post Town: ISLE OF COLONSAY
Postcode area: PA61
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
English / Map Form: Machrins
Gaelic Form: Na Machairean
Sources
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Colonsay and Oronsay and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:
“Adjacent to Cille Brìghde on Machrins farm is a field – the one furthest east on the road towards Scalasaig – called Sguit Brìdeag.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Colonsay and Oronsay (Scottish Natural Heritage 2017): 33
