Druim nan Clach Mòra
Ridge of the big stones
Gemma Smith https://www.assyntplacenames.net/files/original/77cefce9217ac9797436b680d1a984da.pdf pg 31
Creag Liath (Clachnessie)
Grey crag
Gemma Smith https://www.assyntplacenames.net/files/original/77cefce9217ac9797436b680d1a984da.pdf pg 31
Cnoc a' Ghrianain Mòr
Hillock of the big sunny place
Cona Chreag
Dwelly gives Cona as a obsolete word for Scots fir, while Maclennan suggests a reference to bog cotton (cotton grass) However, the word order suggests a very old name, so on balance, probably refers to Scots fir
Rock of the Scots fir (or pine)
Cnoc na Ciste
Hillock of the Chest (or coffin)
Cnoc an Easain
Hillock of the little cascade (waterfall)
Loch Donnaig
Dwelly gives possible interpretation as "brown slut" but let's be generous and leave it as "brown cow"
Loch of the brown cow
Glac Fhearna
Hollow of the Alder
Reidh Phort
Interesting "Phort" instead of the expected "Phuirst" and adjective ahead of the noun
May refer to a naust created by clearing rocks?
Smooth port (harbour, naust)
An Uaile
The Crest
Druim na Clach Mòra
Ridge of the Big Stones
Cùl Phuirt
The back of the port (harbour, naust)
Cnoc na Suilleag
NEEDS WORK - meaning unclear
hillock of the ???
Rubh' a' Gharbh Uillt
Point of the Rough Burn
Sgarbhag
Little Cormorant
Loch na Bruthaich
Loch of the braes (steep hillside)
Creag an Fhithich
This is the sharp bend on the Clashnessie/Drumbeg road.
Note pronunciation of Fhithich sounds more like simply "ich"
Crag of the Raven
Eilean Chrona
NEEDS WORK - No clear definition of "Chrona/Crona" but looking at similar words in Dwelly suggests references to funeral wailing, though it is not known if Chrona was used as a cemetery island
No clear translation
Rienachait
Promontory of the cat
Possibly Promontory of the cat.
One view suggests this may be "Ruigh an Achaid" - Sheiling of the field
BUT - the 1878 OS map gives a nearby site, Creag Ruighean 'a Chait, making it most likely that "Shieling of the Cat" is the most likely origin
Shieling of the cat
Clare Belshaw
Clashnessie
Gully of the waterfall
Tourism group document