Strollamus
Sròlamas
Meaning
Sturli's moss, or moss of the bull
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
IV49
NG592268
English / Map Form: Strollamus
Gaelic Form: Sròlamas
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
Postcode area: IV49
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A87
English / Map Form: Strollamus
Gaelic Form: Sròlamas
Language Notes
Perhaps Stúrlu-mosi or Stúrla-mosi: ON gen. sg Stúrli, masc. personal name or ON gen. sg. stúrla, fem. ‘young bull’ + ON nom. sg. mosi, masc. ‘moss’ = ‘Stúrli’s moss’ or ‘moss of the bull’.Element Meaning
ON Stúrli ~ personal name, or ON stúrla ~ young bull; ON mosi ~ moss
Sources
| Strolumis | 1776 Mackenzie: South part |
| Strolomuss | 1820 Thomson |
| STROLAMUS Stroli’s Moss | Forbes, 416 |
| Stròlamas | current OS maps |
| [ˈstro:Ləˌməs] | local source, Sòdhaigh |
