Tobar Buaile na h-Àthaidh
Tobar Buaile na h-Àthaidh
Meaning
the well of the fold of the kiln
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG521137
English / Map Form: Tobar Buaile na h-Àthaidh
Gaelic Form: Tobar Buaile na h-Àthaidh
Location: Elgol
Post Town: Isle of Skye
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Tobar Buaile na h-Àthaidh
Gaelic Form: Tobar Buaile na h-Àthaidh
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:
“Some are coined simply from nearby features: Tobar Buaile Molaig and Tobar Buaile na h-Àthaidh are coined from a nearby buaile or cattle-fold.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 46
This place-name is not found on any maps.
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