Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Rubha na h-Èiginne

Name in Original Source: Rubha na h-Eigin

English meaning: Promontory of distress

Placename feature: Promontory

Notes: This name has been variously suggested to mean something like a place of danger, or, conversely, a place of resort in danger. It is a small promontory just to the west of the township of An Lòn Bàn. The possible derivation might be related to the larg

W. J. Watson's notes:

Map name appears in: NG 65 SE

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.50779,-5.86621

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