Rubha nan Caraid
Rubha na Càraid
Meaning
the lovers' promontory
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NM847762
English / Map Form: Rubha nan Caraid
Gaelic Form: Rubha na Càraid
Location: Lochailort
Post Town: Glenfinnan
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Rubha nan Caraid
Gaelic Form: Rubha na Càraid
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of the Rough Bounds of Lochaber and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:
“Rubha na Càraid, ‘promontory of the couple’ has a story that two lovers drowned by this spot, but whether by accident or on purpose is not known.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: The Rough Bounds of Lochaber (Scottish Natural Heritage 2013): 18
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