Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Rubh' an Ròin

Name in Original Source: Rhuroin

English meaning: Promontory of the seal

Placename feature: Promontory

Notes: The small settlement with this name is named after the promontory.

W. J. Watson's notes: 208: Rhuròin - Seal point

Map name appears in: OS 1880, 1905 Sheet XCI

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.527143,-5.676009

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