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Strontian

Sròn an t-Sìthein

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Meaning

the small fairy hill


Settlement

Location

Argyll & Bute

Highland

NM813616


English / Map Form: Strontian

Gaelic Form: Sròn an t-Sìthein


Location: Lochaber, Highland

Post Town: ACHARACLE

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A861

English / Map Form: Strontian

Gaelic Form: Sròn an t-Sìthein


Language Notes

G nom. sg. sròn, masc. ‘nose, hill’ + gen. sg. masc. def. art an (with t- before sibilants) + gen. sg. of sìthean, masc. ‘small fairy hill’.

Element Meaning

G sròn ~ nose, hill; sìthean ~ small fairy hill

Sources

Stroninshen 1685 RPS [1685/4/92]
Stonevean vel Stronteane 1695 Retours (Argyle) no. 93
Sròn an t-Sithein previous signage

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