English / Map Form: Port Askaig
Gaelic Form: Port Asgaig
Location: Islay, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF ISLAY
Postcode area: PA46
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
English / Map Form: Port Askaig
Gaelic Form: Port Asgaig
Language Notes
G nom. sg. port, masc. 'harbour' + gen. sg. of en AsgaigElement Meaning
G port ~ harbour; N ask-vík ~ ash-tree
Sources
| Portaskog | 1801 Langlands |
| Portaseg | 1804 Heather |
| P. Askaig | 1849 Admiralty Chart 2515 |
| Portaskaig | 1882 OS |
| Portaskaig | 1820 Thomson |
| Ash-tree Harbour | Lands of Lordship |
| [ˈpɔrt ˌaskəgʲ̥] | MacNiven 2006 |
| Norse “Aska-vik,” Ash or Ship Wick | MacBain 1922, 57 |
Additional Information
Macniven 2006 suggests a derivation of ON *askvík, ‘ash-tree bay’.
