Port na Beiste
Port a’ Chrochaire
Meaning
the harbour of the hangman or hanged man
Location
Argyll & Bute
Argyll & Bute
PA61
NR390907
English / Map Form: Port na Beiste
Gaelic Form: Port a’ Chrochaire
Post Town: ISLE OF COLONSAY
Postcode area: PA61
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
English / Map Form: Port na Beiste
Gaelic Form: Port a’ Chrochaire
Sources
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Colonsay and Oronsay and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA.
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Colonsay and Oronsay (Scottish Natural Heritage 2017): 24
