Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Loch Bràigh an Achaidh

Name in Original Source: Loch Bràigh an Achaidh

English meaning: Loch of the brae of the field

Placename feature: Loch

Notes: Are there two lochs with this name? Calum MacKay described this loch as being below the big parking place/viewpoint at the summit of the Bealach na Bà (q.v.) road, near Achadh Iain Thormoid (q.v.)<br /><br /><br /><br />This name definitely refers to a large, long, thin loch which runs north-south in the hill above the township of Cùil Dubh a' Chill (q.v.)

W. J. Watson's notes:

Map name appears in: NG 74 SW; OS Sheet 1880 CIX-AHS

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.40049,-5.756274

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