Port a' Bhàta
Port a' Bhàta
Meaning
the port of the boat
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
PH36
NM687720
English / Map Form: Port a' Bhàta
Gaelic Form: Port a' Bhàta
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: ACHARACLE
Postcode area: PH36
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
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.