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North Ballachulish

Baile a' Chaolais a Tuath

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Meaning

north town of the strait


Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NN055602


English / Map Form: North Ballachulish

Gaelic Form: Baile a' Chaolais a Tuath


Location: Lochaber, Highland

Post Town: BALLACHULISH

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A82

English / Map Form: North Ballachulish

Gaelic Form: Baile a' Chaolais a Tuath


Language Notes

G nom. sg. baile, masc. ‘town’ + gen. sg. masc. def. art a’ (leniting and slenderising) + gen. sg. caolas, masc. ‘narrow’

Sources

Belmachulish 1820 Thomson
Baile a’ Chaolais a Tuath current road signage.

Additional Information

See Ballachulish.

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