Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Coire na Poite

Name in Original Source: Coire na Poite

English meaning: Corrie of the pot/cauldron

Placename feature: Corrie

Notes: At the higher elevation and the western end of this corrie are two small lochs called Lochan Coire na Poite, while at the lower elevation/eastern end are two more lochs (one large and one small) called Lochan Coire na Poite

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: 57.4431,-5.649241

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