English / Map Form: Mullach Clach a’ Bhlair
Gaelic Form: Meall Tional
Post Town: KINGUSSIE
Postcode area: PH21
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Mullach Clach a’ Bhlair
Gaelic Form: Meall Tional
Sources
Meall Tional Clach bhlar 1832 Thomson
Meall Tionail 1896 OS 6”
“It signifies Hill of the gathering.” OS Namebooks INV 1/17/6/36
Not heard locally: A. Watson Discoveries 165
“The Coire Blair Stone… 885927. On Mullach Clach a’ Bhlair, so probably was Clach a’ Bhlair = stone of the plain.” A. Watson Deeside Field, 93
Additional Information
Munro M114, 1019m
Coire Bhlair is nearby. There are also Meal Tional Lorgaidh to the south, so perhaps Thomson’ s form uses ‘Clach Bhlar’ as a differentiator.