Placename
Gaelic name: Nà Feàrnan
Name in Original Source: Na Feàrnan
English meaning: The alders
Placename feature: Township
Notes: Common local name for the townships of Na Feàrna Móra and Na Feàrna Beaga, often referred to as one. Wentworth (2003), 255: Fearns, The pr n(Fearnmore and Fearnbeg together)na Feàrnan, genna' Feàrn. The hoarse folk of the Fearns, tùchanaich na' Feàrn (nickname for people of the Fearns). The Kalnakill tangle-stems, the sharp old men of Lonbain, the Cuaig rumblers, and the hoarse folk of the Fearns, slatan-mara Chal 'a Chille (sic), bodaich bhireach a' Loin-bhàin, rùcánaich Chùthaig, is tùchánaich na' Feàrn (rhyme)<br /><br />Co-ordinates reflect a mid-point between the two townships
W. J. Watson's notes:
Map name appears in: NG 76 SW
Feature Co-ordinates: 57.5736,-5.7968
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