English / Map Form: Redpoint
Gaelic Form: An Rubha Dearg
Location: Wester Ross, Highland
Post Town: GAIRLOCH
Postcode area: IV21
County: Ross and Cromarty
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Redpoint
Gaelic Form: An Rubha Dearg
Language Notes
G nom. sg. masc. def. art. an + nom. sg. rubha, masc. 'point, headland' + nom. sg. masc. adj. dearg, 'red'Element Meaning
G rubha ~ point, headland; dearg ~ red
Sources
Mealveldearg and Row Meal-vel-dearg 1747-55 Roy
Mealvealdearg or Melvildearg 1820 Thomson
Ru Ruag 1850 Admiralty Chart 2638
Ru Ruag 1857 Admiralty Chart 2509
an Rudha Dearg but sometimes called an Rudha lachdunn Watson 1904, 220
an Rudha Dearg, but in Gairloch an Rudha Lachdunn by sea farers Rev. D. MacPherson: Robertson 2019, 155
a’ Rubha Dearg Wentworth Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an IarAn Rubha Dearg Hulme 2007
An Rubha Dearg Fraser 2009
Additional Information
This is by Maol Ruadh on modern OS maps.
