English / Map Form: Port a' Bhàta
Gaelic Form: Port a' Bhàta
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: ACHARACLE
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English / Map Form: Port a' Bhàta
Gaelic Form: Port a' Bhàta
Language Notes
G nom. sg. port, masc ‘harbour’ + gen. sg. masc. def. art. a’ (leniting) + lenited gen. sg. of bàta, 'boat' = 'port of the boat'Element Meaning
G port ~ harbour; bàta ~ boat
Sources
| Portavate | 1671 ‘Macleans of Duart’ (Highland Papers vol I, 287) |
| terris de Portboat | 1674 Retours (Argyle) no. 82 |
| Portavat | 1820 Thomson |
| Porst Bhat | 1865 Admiralty Chart 531 |
| Port a’ Bhata | 1912 Bartholomew Atlas |
Additional Information
Nearby are Torr Port a’ Bhàta and Rubha Port a’ Bhàta.