English / Map Form: Saltburn
Gaelic Form: Allt an t-Salainn
Location: Easter Ross, Highland
Post Town: INVERGORDON
County: Ross and Cromarty
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Saltburn
Gaelic Form: Allt an t-Salainn
Language Notes
G nom. sg. allt, masc. ‘burn’ + gen. sg. masc. def. art. an (with t- before vowels) masc. salann, ‘salt’ = ‘burn of the salt’Element Meaning
G allt ~ burn; salann ~ salt
Sources
| Saltburn | 1880 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Saltburn | 1898 Admiralty Chart 3110 |
| Alltan an t-Saluinn | Watson 1904, 69 |
| Allt an t-Saluinn | Dwelly 1912 (from Watson) |
Additional Information
Applied to: Saltburn Wood ~ Coille Allt an t-Salainn