Placename
Gaelic name: Abhainn a' Chràicich
Name in Original Source: Amhainn a' Chracaich
English meaning: River of the cast seaweed
Placename feature: River
Notes: See also Abhainn Chreagach (q.v.) Two names for the same river, which flows north and into the sea at Loch a' Chràicich (q.v.)
W. J. Watson's notes: 207: Loch Cràiceach, or Loch a' Chràicich (O.S.M., Loch Creagach) - 'Cràiceach' or 'cràiceach' means (1) rising into foam; (2) full of cast seaweed (H.S.D.); and the latter meaning suits very well here. At the head of the
Map name appears in: OS 1905 Sheet XCI
Feature Co-ordinates: 57.540847,-5.740312
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