Placename
Gaelic name: Gead a' Ghàraidh
Name in Original Source: Gead a' Ghàraidh
English meaning: Rig of the wall
Placename feature: Arable land
Notes: A portion of arable land used by Rev. Dr. Kenenth MacDonald's family, up near the boundary wall demarcating the crofts of the township of cfAn Àird Dhubh. Gead means also a patch, as in a patch of white on a cow's forehead, hence its usage to denote a small arable bit of ground. (Information from MacDonald, 29th November 2012, An Àird Dhubh, exact location unclear - co-ordinates are approximate).
W. J. Watson's notes:
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Feature Co-ordinates: 57.397,-5.8182
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