Cruth na Tìre / Landscape Features

Informant(s)
Name
Norman MacLeod
Age
mid 60’s
Location
[Harris], Leverburgh
Mountains, hills
druimridge.
maodalbeinn bheag chruinn.
gualainn na beinne
mullach na beinne
leathad na beinne
sliabhbeinn iosal.
meallbeann mhòr mhaol, nacheil cas, le sineadh fada.
cnocbeinn bheag.
tullachbeinn bheag.
màsi.e. “màs uachdar” is “màs iochdrach”.
gilgulley in hill, gil an fhidhich.
claisnarrow gulley.
Moorland features
boglachbog.
lònbog.
gluichollows.
bruaichbank.
blàrmòinteach.
Coastal features
geodhaindentation.
sheana-ghija[?] Taransay, name of geo comes before “geodha”.
bearrachcliff.
easabhainn cas.
steallsmall waterfall.
camuscladach a tighinn cam, “Camus a’ luighre” – Beinn Taobh-Tuath.
calaaite le fasgadh.
Rivers, burns
easwaterfall.
abhainbig river.
alltabhainn, “Alltan Aibhneageanaidh” [?] – tributary.
struthanabhainn.
aibhne na gàiraich ghealriver in flood, rushing.
Types of beach
traigh geanmhachadh
moltraigh de chlachan.
dùndunes.
Sea-pools, waves
muir gaoitheadhtonn air an togail leis a ghaoith.
tonnan faollachsruth agus a ghaoth a’ tighinn an aghaidh a cheile.
ataireachdtonnan mòra ’s gun deògh gaoithe.
bonn mara
sùragh (an t sruth)sruth a bualladh air sgeir agus a dol tiomchiol, also sea going back into sea from beach.
copsurf.

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