Rubha na Sgillinne

Rubha na Sgillinne

Meaning

the promontory of the shilling-land

Coastal

Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NG760263

English / Map Form: Rubha na Sgillinne

Gaelic Form: Rubha na Sgillinne

Location: Kyleakin

Post Town: Isle of Skye

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Rubha na Sgillinne

Gaelic Form: Rubha na Sgillinne

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:

“Rubha na Sgillinne in Kyleakin could either relate to a piece of land worth a shilling or an actual shilling coin.”

Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 13

Additional Information

 

Alternative Forms