Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Clach Sgorach [A' Chlach Sgorach/Glac Sgorach]

Name in Original Source: Clach Sgorach

English meaning: The serrated stone/hollow [?]

Placename feature: Field

Notes: Recorded by Ian Fraser, Scottish Place Name Survey, May 1971 (PN1971.016B), this name refers to a sloping field above the location of the now-lost township of Ach' a' Choirce. Formerly an excellent arable field, it was under conifer plantation until the winter of 2010-2011

W. J. Watson's notes:

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Feature Co-ordinates: 57.432702,-5.807851

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