Òb nam Portan
Òb nam Portan
Meaning
the creek of the velvet crabs
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG761260
English / Map Form: Òb nam Portan
Gaelic Form: Òb nam Portan
Location: Kyleakin
Post Town: Isle of Skye
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Òb nam Portan
Gaelic Form: Òb nam Portan
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:
“Òb is commonly used along the coast from Kyleakin to Breakish and means a creek or tidal inlet. … South-west of here towards Kylerhea is Òb nam Portan, in which portan is probably a variant of partan, ‘velvet crab’.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 13
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