Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Caigeann, An

Name in Original Source: Caigeann, An

English meaning: The rough path

Placename feature: Path

Notes: This is a name applied to the short-cut path available at low tide which reduces the journey (time) when travelling to An Åird Dhubh (q.v.) from the north. It cuts across the mouth of the little bay where Allt a' Chamain (q.v.) flows into the sea.

W. J. Watson's notes:

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Feature Co-ordinates: 57.393912,-5.809055

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