The Highland monthly - National Library of Scotland

loS The Highland MontJily
of a dusky reddish-i^rey colour. Ardoch = Ardachadh,
High field. Lochcrais^s— Loch, a lake ; and craigs, rock.s ;
so Lochcraigs denotes Lake rocks.
Greenock Parlsh.—Gourock, Greenock—The ock at
the end of these names corresponds to aig at the end of
Gaelic names, which is derived from the vie of Norse
names, which denotes a bay ; thus Greenock is in Gaelic
Grianaig, and there is a small inlet on the north-west of
Islay named also Gnanaig ; Gourock is also Guraig in
Gaelic.
Parish of Hou.sto.v and Kilellan.— Gaelic navies
— Kilellan = Cill F'haolain, St Fillan's Church; cill, derived
from Latin cella, a cell. Barrochan Cross—Crois Bhearch-
ain, St Berchan's Cross. Reilly— Raghallach, the Irish
surname Reilly, or O'Reilly =0'Raghalaidh. Barlegan
—
Barr Legain, Top of Legain. Scart— Scairt, a thick tuft of
shrubs or branches. Blairock— Blarag, diminutive of blar,
a small piece of f^at ground.
Erskine Parlsh.—Gaelic names — Craigton — Craig
= creag, a rock. Glenshinnoch—Gleann-sionnach, Glen of
Foxes ; gleann, glen ; sionnach, a fox. Barangry—Barr-na-
Graighe, Top of the herd. Drumcross — Druim-croise,
Ridge of cross.
INNERKIP Parish.—The village of Innerkip is situated
on the Kipp water; inner, contraction of inbhear or inbhir,
the mouth of a river or estuary ; kip = cip, a stump.
Dunrod—Dun, a fort ; rod, a road, a harbour : the fort of
the road or harbour. P'innockbog— Fionnachj old ; bog
fionnach, old bog. Kellochend—Kelloch=:Ceall-achadh,
Church-field ; so Kellochend signifies Church-field end.
Leven—Leamhan, elm. Berfern— Barr-fearna, alder top.
Drumshantie — Druim-seann-tighe, Ridge of old house.
Bogside— Bog, soft place ; so Bogside, S'de of soft place.
Auchmede—Achadh-meadhoin, Middle field. Auchneach
—Achadh nan each, Field of the horses.
Townlands in the landward part of ABBEY PARISH,
Paisley, and in Kilbarchan.—Auchinlodemont—Achadh
an Lodain (?) Field of the soft puddle. Auchensale