Rubha na h-Àirigh Bàine
Rubha na h-Àirde Bàine
Meaning
the promontory of the white height
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG517172
English / Map Form: Rubha na h-Àirigh Bàine
Gaelic Form: Rubha na h-Àirde Bàine
Location: Elgol
Post Town: Isle of Skye
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Rubha na h-Àirigh Bàine
Gaelic Form: Rubha na h-Àirde Bàine
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:
“South of Camasunary, Rubha na h-Àirigh Bàine, is referred to locally as Rubha na h-Àirde Bàine, ‘the promontory of the white height’, or even simply An Àird Bhàn.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 13
Additional Information
Alternative form: An Àird Bhàn, the white height
