English / Map Form: Portnalong
Gaelic Form: Port nan Long
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
Postcode area: IV47
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: B8009
English / Map Form: Portnalong
Gaelic Form: Port nan Long
Language Notes
G nom. sg. port, masc. ‘harbour’ + gen. pl. fem. def. art. nan + gen. pl. long, fem. ship’ = ‘the port of the ships’Element Meaning
G port ~ harbour; long ~ ship
Sources
| Port na Long | 1881 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Port nan Long “port or harbour of the ship” | Forbes, 283 |
| Port na Long, Port nan Long (Sleat) | Forbes, 394 |
| Port na Luinge | Watson 1926,92 |
|
[pʰɔʂʈ nəlõŋ] |
local source Sòdhaigh |
Additional Information
There are two places with this name on Skye. It seems the two Skye names have been confused and the matter of singular or plural is now unclear. The Watson name refers to a site on Tiree.