Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Port an Luing

Name in Original Source: Port an Luing

English meaning: Landing place of the ship

Placename feature: Bay

Notes: A little bay on the east shore of Loch Toscaig, where there are the remains of a small pier, and some gobhlachain. There are ruins on the hill but it is not known what they were or what they’re called. (Rhoda Cameron, 16/10/2004)<br /><br /><br /><br />Pronounced Porsht Lui by Roderick Gillanders when speaking to the Scottish Place Name Survey in May 1971

W. J. Watson's notes:

Map name appears in: Does not appear on maps

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.37068,-5.80633

Show on map: Click to view on google map

Audio: Click to hear placename audio

Image: