Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Riseail

Name in Original Source: Russel

English meaning: Mare-field

Placename feature: Township

Notes: This was once a place more associated with gamekeeping, stalking and a small settlement, but is now the scene of an industrial works

W. J. Watson's notes: 216: Russel - Ressor 1583; G. Riseail; N. Hryssa-völlr, Mare-field

Map name appears in: Sheet 1880 CX

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.401525,-5.627753

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