A
website of information on place-names and geography of Gairloch and Wester Ross
Geography of Gairloch and Wester Ross (below)
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
Speaking our Language (series 1, part
1) pronunciation guide
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
- 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’