Geàrrloch

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Aimnean-àiteachean Achd a'Chàirn

Place-names of Achtercairn

View of Gairloch from the southeast

	Parts of Gairloch	translation	say (refer to this guide)
1	Achd a' Chàirn	the hill field of the cairn	achk∂ cha:rn
2	Clìb an Eaglais Stèidht	the glebe of the Established	klEp ∂n Aklash stAtj
3	A' Srath	the low ground	∂ stra
4	Bail' a' Ghobhann	Smithstown	bal∂ gho∂n
5	An Lon Mòr	the big moist flat	∂ lOn mO:r
6	Mitheall	narrow field	mE∂l
	Other place-names
A	Allt nan Easan Bàna	the burn of the white waterfalls	alt n∂n esan ba:n∂
B	Cùl a' Lòin	the back of the bog	kool ∂ lO:n
C	An Raon Mòr	the big field	∂ raon mO:r
D	Druim Achd a' Chàirn	the ridge of Achd a' Chàirn	draoEm achk∂ cha:rn
E	Am Punnd	the pound	∂m poont
F	Tuathanas Achd a' Chàirn	Achd a' Chàirn farm	too∂,∂n∂s achk∂ cha:rn
G	Tòrr na h-Ulaidh	the rocky hill of the treasure	tor n∂ hoolE
H	Bruthaich Achd a' Chàirn	[the] Achd a' Chàirn brae	brooEch achk∂ cha:rn
I	Pàirce nan Dròbhairean	the drover's park	park∂ n∂n drO:var∂n
J	Bruthaich a' Ghille Chrùbaich	the brae of the crippled lad	brooEch ∂ ghEly choopEch
K	Abhainn Achd a' Chàirn	the Achd a' Chàirn river	owEn achk∂ cha:rn
L	Pàirceachan Achd a' Chàirn	the Achd a' Chàirn parks	parkoch∂n achk∂ cha:rn
M	Càrn Mòr	big cairn	carn mO:r
N	Torrán Amhla	Aulay's wee knoll	toran owla
O	An Rathad Ìosal	the low road	∂ rah∂d Eos∂l
P	Port nan Iasgairean	the fisher's landing	porsht nan E∂skar∂n
Q	Leac Roithridh	Roithridh's slab	lehk raorE
R	Poll an Doirbh	the pool of the hand-line	powl ∂n dorov
S	Droichid Achd a' Chàirn	[the] Achd a' Chàirn bridge	drochEtj achk∂ cha:rn
T	Na Cùileachan	the corners	n∂ kooloch∂n
U	An Lagan Domhainn	the deep wee hollows	∂ lagan dOEn
V	Caraidh Bhinnean	the fishing weir of the pinnacles (the place is actually a bank)	karee vEnyan
W	Pàirceachan na Clìb	the Glebe parks	parkoch∂n n∂ klEp
X	An Fhaoilinn	the beach field	a naolEn
Y	Gàrradh na Clìb	the Glebe dyke	gar∂gh n∂ klEp
Z	Loch Gheàrrloch	the loch of Gairloch	loch ghya:rloch

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Aimnean-àiteachean an t-Sratha

Place-names of Strath

 View of Strath from the south 

	Parts of Gairloch	translation	say (refer to this guide)
1	An Srath	the low ground	∂ stra
2	Mitheall	narrow field	mE∂l

	Other place-names	translation	say (refer to this guide)
A	Raon a' Mhuillear	the miller's field	raon ∂ vooElyar
B	An Leac Mhòr	the big slab	∂ lehk mO:r
C	Am Basaidh	the bassie (i.e. a wooden basin for baking)	∂m basE
D	Port na Ceàrdaich	the landing at the smiddy	porsht n∂ kya:rdEch
E	Abhainn Bhail' a' Ghobhann	River Smithstown	owEn val∂ gho∂n
F	Port Mhitheall	Mitheall landing	porsht vE∂l
G	Allt a' Mhuilinn	the Mill burn	owlt ∂ voolEn
H	Lag nan Gobhar	the hollow of the goats	lak n∂n goh∂r
I	Pasáid Mhitheall	Mitheall passage	pasatch vE∂l
J	An Fheithe Mhòr	the big bog	∂ ne∂ vO:r
K	Caochan Sradag	sparkling wee burn	kaochan stratak
L	An Spòg Chaol	the narrow prong	∂ spok chaol
M	Glac a' Chnuic	'the hollow below the knoll'	glahk ∂ chrook
N	Pasaid a' Chlèirich	'the passage of the Priest Island man' (Priest Is. is called An Clèireach in Gaelic)	pasatch ∂ chlerEch
O	Cnoc Mhitheall	Mitheall knoll	krok vE∂l
P	Gead na Pasaid	the Passage rig	get n∂ pasatj
Q	A' Bhuaile Dhubh	the black fold	∂ vool∂ goo
R	Caob an Truinnsear	'the bit like a plate'	kaob ∂n troonshar
S	Cnoc na h-Àthann	the kiln knoll	krohk n∂ ha:∂n
T	Slios nam Buailtean	the slope of the folds	shlEs n∂m boo∂ltj∂n