Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Loch Meall nan Gobhar

Name in Original Source: Loch Meall nan Gobhar

English meaning: Loch of the hill of the goats

Placename feature: Loch

Notes: This name refers to a small loch on the south-east side of Beinn a' Chait hidden from the road through Glen Shieldaig by Meall nan Gobharon its immediate east bank

W. J. Watson's notes:

Map name appears in: Sheet 1880 CIII

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.458157,-5.598231

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