Sgeir na Iasgaich
Sgeir an Iasgaich
Meaning
the skerry of the fishing
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG714258
English / Map Form: Sgeir na Iasgaich
Gaelic Form: Sgeir an Iasgaich
Location: Kyleakin
Post Town: Isle of Skye
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Sgeir na Iasgaich
Gaelic Form: Sgeir an Iasgaich
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:
“Sgeir na Iasgaich of the maps should be Sgeir an Iasgaich, ‘the skerry of the fishing’, as it is known locally.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 30
Additional Information
