Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Allt an t-Sìthein

Name in Original Source: Allt an t-Sìthein

English meaning: Stream of the knoll

Placename feature: Stream

Notes: Sìthean is taken by many to mean a fairy knoll, but it really refers to a hill top. This feature is a small stream, low down on the east face of Beinn a' Chait (q.v.)

W. J. Watson's notes:

Map name appears in: Sheet 1880 CIII

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.480944,-5.608879

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