Neist Point
Gob na h-Èist
Meaning
the point of the horse
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
IV55
NG129468
English / Map Form: Neist Point
Gaelic Form: Gob na h-Èist
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
Postcode area: IV55
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Neist Point
Gaelic Form: Gob na h-Èist
Genitive Form: Gob na h-Èist
Sources
| Niest | 1776 Mackenzie: North part |
| Niest | 1804 Heather |
| Eist | 1881 OS 6inch 1st edn. |
| An d-Eiste | Robertson Collection MS375 no. 52 |
| Rudha Neist, An Eist, na Feiste | Forbes p.309 |
| Eist | Henderson 1910, 188 |
| Gob na h-Éist | Iain Mac an Tàilleir (pers.comm.) |
| (An) Eist | Sorley MacLean’s ‘An Cuilitheann’ |
Additional Information
Forbes implies the meaning is unclear. The form Neist suggests the form is feminine, from An Eist.
