English / Map Form: Stein
Gaelic Form: Steinn
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
Postcode area: IV55
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: B886
English / Map Form: Stein
Gaelic Form: Steinn
Language Notes
ON stein, masc. ‘stone’Element Meaning
ON stein ~ stone
Sources
| Stein | 1880 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Stein, stone | Forbes, 411 |
| Sté(i)nn | Robertson |
Additional Information
See Oftedal 1964 for a discussion of ON steinn names.