Tobar Creag a’ Bharrain
Tobar Creag a’ Bharrain
Meaning
the well of the crag of the baron
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG517138
English / Map Form: Tobar Creag a’ Bharrain
Gaelic Form: Tobar Creag a’ Bharrain
Location: Elgol
Post Town: Isle of Skye
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Tobar Creag a’ Bharrain
Gaelic Form: Tobar Creag a’ Bharrain
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:
“Others are named from nearby rocks or protuberances: Tobar Creag a’ Bharrain and Tobar Ruadhchreig.”
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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