Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Sìthean Loch a Duibhir

Name in Original Source: Shehan Loch a Duibhir

English meaning: Hill of the two black lochs

Placename feature: Rock

Notes: It is unclear as to the exact nature of this name. There is an English derivation marked on the map which suggests 'Rocks of the two black lochs.' However, duibhir can mean 'gloomy'?

W. J. Watson's notes:

Map name appears in: Griffin/Beaton map

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