Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Sgeir Bheithe (1)

Name in Original Source: Sgeir Bheithe (1)

English meaning: Birch reef or skerry

Placename feature: Skerry

Notes: (1) This name is given to a reef which lies off the south-east side of Eilean Mòr Chròlaig. The name may be wrong and one informant suggested 'Sgeir Bheatha'- Skerry of Life.

W. J. Watson's notes:

Map name appears in: 1880 Sheet CXVI

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.335,-5.821

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