Gazetteer
This database contains all the place names so far mapped for the Applecross peninsula. Please note that some names refer to off-shore features such as reefs, or even to metaphysical features such as fishing marks. Some names currently appear only in the database: this is because they have not had a location fixed. In other words, we know of, or have sources for, these names – we just don’t know exactly where they were.
Search the database by name, keyword or by A-V.
By clicking on a name in the database, you will get the Gaelic orthography, English translation, geographical or informational notes, co-ordinates and so on. The link will take you to the Google map so you can see the name in its location.
Name in Original Source | Gaelic name | English meaning |
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Uaimh Ghoraidh | Uaimh Ghoraidh | Goraidh's cave |
Uaimh Mhic an t-Stalcaire | Uaimh Mhic an t-Stalcaire | Cave of the Stalker's Son |
Uaimh na calaman | Uaimh nan calman | Cave of the doves |
Uaimh nan crann | Uaimh nan crann | Cave of the ploughs [?] |
Uaimh Shiannta | Uaimh Shiannta | The charmed, or tabooed, cave |
Uaimhean Dubh | Uaimhean Dubha | Black caves |
Uamh an rìgh | Uamh an rìgh | Cave of the king |
Uamh an Triall | Uaimh an Triall | Cave of the journey |
Uamh Bheag | Uaimh Bheag | Little cave |
Uamh Mhòr | Uaimh Mhòr | Big cave |