Placename
Gaelic name: Mealbhan, Am
Name in Original Source: Meallabhan
English meaning: Sand dune
Placename feature: Dune
Notes: Dwelly, 639: mealbhan, (CR), s.m.Stretch of sand dunes with sea-bent growing on them - W. Of Ross-shire. Wentworth (2003), 216. dune n expressed with mealbhán m. It grows in the dunes, the a fàs a's a' mhealbhán; 652: The dunes, a' Mealbhán (sand-dunes at south Opinan at NG744724)<br /><br /><br /><br />It seems likely that this name in an Applecross context refers to the low, rolling sandy dunes or hillocks just beside the beach at Sannda.
W. J. Watson's notes:
Map name appears in: NG 64 NE; OS 1905 Sheet CIIA
Feature Co-ordinates: 57.540751,-5.862522
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