Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Geata Dubh

Name in Original Source: Geata Dhubh

English meaning: Black gate

Placename feature: Man-made

Notes: This feature can be seen on an old postcard in a book about Wester Ross. It was a stock gate to prevent animals wandering from one township to another, just north of 1 Milltown (Baile a' Mhuilinn). It no longer exists, but its location is still remembered

W. J. Watson's notes:

Map name appears in: Sheet 1880 CII

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.42807,-5.81922

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