Salen
An t-Sàilean
Meaning
the little inlet of the sea
Location
Argyll & Bute
Argyll & Bute
PA72
NM575434
English / Map Form: Salen
Gaelic Form: An t-Sàilean
Location: Mull, Firth of Lorn, Argyll
Post Town: ISLE OF MULL
Postcode area: PA72
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
Nearest Main Roads: A849
English / Map Form: Salen
Gaelic Form: An t-Sàilean
Language Notes
G fem. def. art. an (with t- before vowels) + nom. sg. sàilean, fem. = ‘the little inlet of the sea’Element Meaning
G sàilean ~ little inlet of the sea
Sources
| Salein | 1801 Langlands |
| Salan Columkill | 1820 Thomson |
| An Sàilein | Dwelly 1912 |
| An t-Sàilean | informant IM |