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Placename

Gaelic name: Coille Ghillidh

Name in Original Source: Coilliegillie

English meaning: Wood of the boy

Placename feature: Township

Notes: Open to question. May be a form of a personal name as suggested by W.J. Watson; or it could be Coille a' Ghille (the boy's wood, or even the Gillie's wood)

W. J. Watson's notes: 203: Coillegillie - G. Coille-ghillidh, Gilli's wood.

Map name appears in: 1880 Sheet CIXA

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.379657,-5.827075

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