Placename
Gaelic name: Sgeir Shalach
Name in Original Source: Sgeir Shalach
English meaning: Dirty reef
Placename feature: Skerry
Notes: Sandy Cameron said that this reef used to be called Sgeir a' Chac (q.v.) by some local fishermen and sailors, giving a more colloquial meaning of 'Shitty reef', indicating that it may be either covered in seabird's droppings, that it is particularly dangerous, or that it had a particular colour at lowtide. It lies off the southernmost point of the west entrance to Loch Toscaig. According to a chart that Rory Cameron found, this reef lies to the North and West of this mark, a way from the shore. <br /><br /><br /><br />Apparently, in days gone by, sailing boats used to lie waiting in the small bay behind Sgeir Shalach, at anchor, for a helpful wind.
W. J. Watson's notes:
Map name appears in: Sheet 1880 CXV
Feature Co-ordinates: 57.363,-5.8244
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