Placename
Gaelic name: Beinn a' Ghairbh-allt
Name in Original Source: Bein Garaveault
English meaning: Hill of the rough stream
Placename feature: Hill
Notes: This name only appears on an Admiralty chart of 1850, representing a broad sweep of hillside. It appears to be a variant of the name An Garbh-mheall mòr (q.v.) and is mapped as being due east of An Lòn Bàn (q.v.) In Dwelly's Gaelic dictionary, a garbh-allt is defined as an 'impetuous torrent'.
W. J. Watson's notes:
Map name appears in: Admiralty chart only
Feature Co-ordinates: 57.5072,-5.7754
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