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rias (I)
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Cladhan bog, fliuch anns an t-sliabh. (Rias – fuaimnich mar ciās.)
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Cruth na Tìre / Landscape Features
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sliabh
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moorland grass. Canach an t-sléibh.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sliabh
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beinn iosal.
Location: [Harris], Leverburgh
Category: Cruth na Tìre / Landscape Features
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sliabh
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heath, rough grazing on mountain slope.
Location: Na Hearadh, Gòbhaig [Harris, Gobhaig]
Category: Cruth na Tìre / Landscape Features
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sliabh
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far a bheil feur fada a fas am measg an fhraoich.
Location: Na Hearadh [Harris], Cluer
Category: Cruth na Tìre / Landscape Features
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sliabh
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Rocky an stony ground where cattle graze. “Common grazing”.
Category: Àiteach / Agriculture
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sliabh
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Notes: the peat moss.
Location: Sutherland, Durness, Balvoolich
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sliabh
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the face of a hill.
Category: Cruth na Tìre / Landscape Features
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sliabh
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Notes: bent grass growing on the moor.
Origin: Coigach
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sliabh
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beat of a sheep on the moor.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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sliabh
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moorland as well as meaning a slope.
Origin: [Note: From North Uist, information from Alex O’Henley / RÓM 4 Dec 2023]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sliabh (E)
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Seadh anns an can sinn ‘sliabh’. Talamh an taobh a muigh do’n talamh àiteach agus a tha air fàs fiadhaich no talamh fiadhaich no air fàs fiadhaich an àite sam bith, canaidh, no chanadh, sinn uime “tha e dìreach ’na shliabh”. Am facail ‘sliabh’ fhéin chan eil e againn ach dìreach nuair a bhios fìor fheum air.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Cruth na Tìre / Landscape Features
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sliabh (m)
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hill-pasture.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Àiteach / Agriculture
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sliabh mònach
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peat moor. Air an t-shleibh-mhònach - out tending the peat.
Origin: Leódhas, An Rudha [Lewis, Rudha]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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sliabh-spianaidh
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Notes: “Deer Grass”. Used for thatching. Found on hillsides; pulled up by the roots.
Location: Sutherland, Kinlochbervie, Oldshoremore
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sùil (I)
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Àite cruinn air leth bog anns an t-sliabh no anns a’ mhòintich cuideachd a leithid sin anns am biodh bùrn ag éirigh. Tha tè mhór chunnartach dhiubh seo (sùil) air mòinteach Uige. An t-Sùil Ghorm.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Cruth na Tìre / Landscape Features
