Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Cadha Breac (1)

Name in Original Source: Cadha Breac (1)

English meaning: Speckled path (1)

Placename feature: Path

Notes: (1) The path at the southern end of Cuil Dubh a' Chill (q.v.) where the cows used to walk. The name was mentioned in a lecture to the Applecross Historical Society in October 2006 by Rev. Dr. Kenneth MacDonald (Kenny Sheòrais Kenny). According to Dwelly's Gaelic dictionary the definitions of cadha include 1) Narrow pass at the side or foot of a mountain. 2) Narrow ravine ... 4) Pass

W. J. Watson's notes:

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Feature Co-ordinates: 57.395,-5.803

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