Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Baile Mòr

Name in Original Source: Baile Mòr

English meaning: Big town

Placename feature: Settlement

Notes: This is the name Gaelic-speaking residents of Applecross came to give the area of Applecross House after it was constructed in the late 17th century. It appears occasionally in Census reports as Bigton.

W. J. Watson's notes:

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Feature Co-ordinates: 57.444265,-5.803008

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