Gairloch in North-West Ross-Shire: Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History, with a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree, and a Map and IllustrationsDixon, John H. (John Henry)
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Gairloch in North-West Ross-Shire: Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History, with a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree, and a Map and Illustrations
Dixon, John H. (John Henry)
Gairloch (Scotland) -- Guidebooks; Gairloch (Scotland) -- History; Ross and Cromarty (Scotland) -- History
_Scuir a Laocainn_ (scoor a lyooakin), Peak of the calf's
skin. _Laodh_, a calf; _gin_, abbreviation for _craiceann_
(crakin), a skin.
_Scuir a Mhuilin_ (skoor a voollin), Peak of the mill.
_Mhuilin_, possessive of _muileann_, a mill.
_Scuir na Feart_ (scoor na hairsht). Name of a peak; meaning
unknown.
_Seann Rudha_ (shoun roo), Old promontory. _Seann_, old;
_rudha_, promontory.
_Seann Seoc_ (shoun shok), Old Jock. _Seann_, old; _seoc_,
Jock or Jack.
_Seann Tighearna_ (shoun tcheerna), Old laird. _Seann_, old;
_tighearna_, laird, proprietor.
_Seannachaidh_ (shennachie), Reciter of old tales, recorder,
remembrancer.
_Seonaid Chrubach_ (shounat chruboch), Lame Jessie.
_Seonaid_, Jessie; _crubach_, lame.
_Sgaird ruadh_ (scart rooer), Red scree. _Sgaird_, a scree,
shingly slope.
_Sgalag_ (skallak), a servant, farm servant.
_Sgeir_, or _Skeir_ (skeer), a rock surrounded by the sea.
_Sgeir a Bhuic_ (skeir a vook), Island rock of the buck.
From _sgeir_, a rock surrounded by the sea, and _bhuic_,
possessive of _boc_, a buck.
_Sgeir an Fharaig_ (skeir an harrik), Island rock of the
surf. From _fairge_, surf, sea.
_Sgeir Bhoora_ (skeir voora), Island rock of Boor. From
_sgeir_, a rock surrounded by the sea, and _Bhoora_,
possessive of _Boor_.
_Sgorr_, or _Sgurr_ (skor, or skoor), a peak. It is often
written here as elsewhere _Scuir_, but the former words are
more correct.
_Sgorr Dubh_ (scorr dhoo), Black peak.
_Sgurr Ban_ (skoor barn), White peak. _Sgurr_, a peak;
_ban_, white.
_Shieldaig_ (shieldak). Probably a Norse name; meaning
unknown. _Aig_ is an old Danish suffix meaning a small bay.
_Shieldaig_ was formerly spelt _Syldage_, _Sildag_, and
_Shilkag_.
_Sian_, or _Seun_ (shee-un), a spell, charm, incantation.
_Siol Mhic Ghille Challum_ (sheeol vik illie challum), Seed
of Mac Gille Challum, whom see.
_Siol Tormod_ (sheeol tormot), Seed of Tormod.
_Siol Torquil_ (sheeol torquil), Seed of Torquil.
_Sitheanan Dubha_ (sheean-an dhooar), Black knowes, fairies'
hills. _Sithean_, a knowe; _dubh_, black.
_Skar_ (scar), a screen. Obsolete.
_Slaggan_, properly _Slagan_ (slagan). Diminutive of slag,
or lag, a hollow. This place is for identification called in
Gaelic _An slagan odhar_ (an slagan our), or The little dun
hollow.
_Slatadale_ (slay ter dle). Norse; or it might possibly be
connected with _slaitan_, fishing rods. In the old map of
1662 it is spelt _Slotadull_.
_Slioch_, or _Sleugach_ (slee-och), resembling a spear.
_Sleagh_, a spear. The mountain from some points of view is
like a broad spear head. The name should not have _Beinn_
before it.
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