Rubha na Sgillinne
Rubha na Sgillinne
Meaning
the promontory of the shilling-land
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
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