Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Droch Sgeir, An

Name in Original Source: Droch Sgeir, An

English meaning: The bad reef

Placename feature: Skerry

Notes: An alternative name for Sgeir Mhòr, the reef which sits just off Sròn na h-Àirde Bàine. This variant name was given to the SPNS in May 1971 by Roderick Gillanders

W. J. Watson's notes:

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Feature Co-ordinates: 57.391104,-5.835903

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