Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Coir' an Eich

Name in Original Source: Coir' an Eich

English meaning: Horse corrie

Placename feature: Corrie

Notes: Should possibly be Coire Each, at least according to W.J. Watson. This is a quite a steep-sided north-east facing corrie on the south-east side of A' Bheinn Bhàn

W. J. Watson's notes: 213: A' Bhinn Bhàn (2936) - The white hill; the highest in Applecross proper.<br /><br />The corries on the north side of A' Bhinn Bhàn are - Coire Each, Horse corry; Coire na Feòla, Flesh corry; Coire na Poite, Cauldron corry; Coire an Fhamhair, Giant's corry; all magnificent corries.

Map name appears in: Sheet 1880 CIII

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.431421,-5.633798

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