West Laroch

An Làrach an Iar

Meaning

the ruin to the west

Settlement

Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

PH49

NN075582

English / Map Form: West Laroch

Gaelic Form: An Làrach an Iar

Location: Lochaber, Highland

Post Town: BALLACHULISH

Postcode area: PH49

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A82

English / Map Form: West Laroch

Gaelic Form: An Làrach an Iar

Language Notes

G nom. sg. làrach, fem. 'site of a building, ruin' + an Iar, `west'.

Element Meaning

G làrach ~ ruin; an Iar ~ west

Sources

Larach c. 1590 Pont map 12 & 13
Larach 1636-52 Gordon 37
West Laroch 1875 OS 6 inch 1st edn.
An Làthrach Robertson
Làrach Informant AK

Additional Information

The river flowing between East and West Laroch is River Laroch (same on 1875 OS 6 inch 1st edn.). Robertson gives this as Abhainn na Làthraich.

Informant AK corroborated the long à.

Gordon’s Larach is not in the correct location, but a few miles East near the site of present-day Invercoe.

‘an Iar’ is the approved form of ‘west’ under Gaelic Street-Names Guidance Booklet.