Placename
Gaelic name: Camas Tearach (?)
Name in Original Source: Camusterrach
English meaning: ?
Placename feature: Township
Notes: Meaning unclear. According to Kenneth Macrae, this name appears in old charters as both 'Corchirie' in a mid-16th Century charter, and in a charter of 1662 as 'Tercherrie. <br /><br /><br /><br />According to Eoghan MacCoinnich, 27 April 2012, he was taught by the Applecross School master of his day that it should be Camas Seileach, willow bay. Other explanations include Camas Sgeireach due to the number of reefs and skerries that lie in the mouth of the bay
W. J. Watson's notes: 203: Camusterach - G. Camas-teireach; am Macan earach, north of it, on the shore, is a rock column. Probably Camas(t)-earach, Easter bay, with developed t; cf. an dràst for an tràth-s'.
Map name appears in: NG 74 SW
Feature Co-ordinates: 57.406994,-5.812951
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