Cruth na Tìre / Landscape Features

Informant(s)
Name
A. MacLennan ( A. MacGill Fhinnein )
Age
19
Location
Na Hearadh, Gòbhaig [Harris, Gobhaig]
Mountains, hills
beinnmountain.
mammountain.
tullochhillock.
cnochillock.
sitheana hummock on the summit.
tacsafoot of a mountain.
sliabhheath, rough grazing on mountain slope.
gualainshoulder.
coirrecorrie.
faobharthe very summit, skyline.
Moorland features
1.
surag
lòn
riassoft muddle indentation.
boglachsoft muddle indentation.
feith
suil chruthaichquagmire.
pòll-damhaira stags wallowing place.
2.
laghollow.
slochdhollow.
glaichollow.
bearna gap.
feadana narrow passage between two truncated spurs.
cadhaa rocky gap at side or foot of a mountain.
3.
bruthachbrae.
bruaichbank.
bòtahummock.
tomanhummock.
Coastal features
baghbay.
camusbay.
caigeana narrow pass flooded by the sea, tidal.
geothasmall cave.
òbbay.
sgora cleft.
rubhaheadland.
gobheadland.
palanarrow s[h]elf on a cliff.
piorrapinnacle.
boghatidal rock.
sgeirtidal rock.
fideachtidal grazing, usually machair.
Rivers, burns, streams, pools, waterfalls
amhainnriver.
alltstream.
sruthfast flowing stream.
glubapool.
linnea long river pool.
pollagsmall pool.
glumagsmall pool.
steallwaterfall.
èaswaterfall.
Types of beach
traighgainmheach.
mòlclachan beaga.
maroghan[?] gravel beach.
Sea-pools, waves
glubasea pool.
tonnadhwave.
tonnwave.
stuaghwave.
sùradh-bànsurf carrying sand.
siobanspray or drifting sand.

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