A
website of information on place-names and geography of Gairloch and Wester Ross
Geography of Gairloch and Wester Ross
Wester Ross
Place-names
Wester
Ross place-name elements
(incorporating
amendments to printed edition)
Selected
place-name elements by type
Current
Gaelic for place-names in Northern Ross-shire
Settlements
linked to Gairloch High School
List
of place-names around Gairloch
List
of place-names north of Melvaig
A
guide to the aspects of the grammar relevant to place-names
Colours: a diagrammatic representation of colour names
References
and Acknowledgements
Apamapa maps and booklets for sale
General geographical information and images of
Gairloch and Wester Ross
including resources for secondary school pupils
(The unofficial website of Gairloch High School’s Geography Department)
- 1a Gairloch: the geography of the
area A study of the physical and human
geography of an area on the west coast of the Northwest Highlands of
- 1b Geàrrloch: cruinn-eòlas na sgìre Gàidhlig le Maoilios Caimbeul Duilleagan-obrach
- 2 Place-names of Gairloch A selection of Gaelic place names from the village of Gairloch with translation and pronounciation.
- 3 O.S. sheet 19 A further selection of photographs taken from throughout O.S. sheet 19 providing additional views of this part of the Northwest Highlands.
- 4 Abhainn Srath na Sealga: river study A series of 16 photographs showing the main features of
a
- 5 Meander cut-off process An explanation of this process as witnessed at Eilean a’ Chip, Abhainn Srath na Sealga.
- 6 An Teallach: glaciated mountain study This series of 10 photographs provides a detailed impression of the landscape of this mountain massif. It is provided with explanation combined with questions for pupils
Apamapa website combined with Geographical website in November 2009
Nevis Hulme,
Gairloch,
E-mail:
‘nevis’ is at ‘live’ dot ‘ie’