Port a' Bhàta

Port a' Bhàta

Meaning

the port of the boat

Coastal

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.