Balloch Village

Gaelic place names

Alturlie ,  Allt Rollaidh

The defining element of this stream name is unclear, maybe a personal name, possibly Scandinavian. . Alturlie Point is Gob Allt Rollaidh.

Culloden, Cùil Lodair

This may be "the secluded spot at the shelving slope". Locally pronounced with more a 'coo' sound for the first syllable, retaining the long, accented Gaelic u .

Petty , Peitidh

"Piece of land", the Pictish ' pett' with a Gaelic locative ending.

Cullernie    

the nook in the damp meadow, from

Cul, a nook,  léanaidh, a damp meadow

Feabuie    

yellow boggy place, from

         f(h)éith, Angl fe(a)-, fi- bog, bog-channel, boggy place, buie…yellow

Balmachree     

prob   place of my heart, baile mo chridhe

Ault an fhiler         

ault, or allt, a burn,  fhiler, a fiddler……so fiddler's burn

Fuaran a'chleirich     

fuaran ,a spring,  chleirich,  a priest (cleric)

Balloch   

Am Bealach, a pass, the steep road (now mostly Culloden Road) from the low land near the shore up to and over the moss

Allanfearn

less certain here, the first element can mean 'lovely', but can also be stony when applied to a stream, the second part could be a stream with alder trees….stony alder stream is therefore possible

Can any one help with the names above and with any others?

 

 

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