Tobar Clach an Fhiodhaich
Tobar Clach an Fhiodhaich
Meaning
the well of the stone of the shrubs
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG519145
English / Map Form: Tobar Clach an Fhiodhaich
Gaelic Form: Tobar Clach an Fhiodhaich
Location: Elgol
Post Town: Isle of Skye
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Tobar Clach an Fhiodhaich
Gaelic Form: Tobar Clach an Fhiodhaich
Language Notes
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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:
“The nearby well is known as Tobar Clach an Fhiodhaich, ‘the well of Clach an Fhiodhaich’, which previously supplied water to a house in Elgol, nearly half a mile away.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 30
This place-name is not found on any maps.
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