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
‘A rickle of stones. A name on a map’:
The Place-names of Assynt
by Gemma Smith
A complete research project on the place names of Assynt, by Gemma Smith
By kind agreement with the Assynt Field Club Committee, who gained funding through the Coigach and Assynt Landscape Partnership, as well as their own funds, Gemma's work is available on thiis site too.<br />See<a href="%20https://www.assyntwildlife.org.uk/2021/11/the-place-names-of-assynt/" title="Assynt Field Club"> https://www.assyntwildlife.org.uk/2021/11/the-place-names-of-assynt/</a> for original details
Gemma Smith
Ruigh a' Chairn
Sheiling of the Cairn
Gordon Sleight
Rhicarn
Ruigh Chairn
Ruigh Chairn- Sheiling of the Cairn
Gordon Sleight
Ruigh a Chlachain
Sheiling of the village
Gordon Sleight
Ruigh an Aitinn
Sheiling of the juniper
Gordon Sleight
Ruigh Riabhach
<TO BE CONFIRMED>
Gordon Sleight
Ruigh Dorch
Dark (mysterios) sheiling
Gordon Sleight
Ruigh Dioboirich
Deserted Sheiling - or Sheiling of the parting (it is located on a watershed)
Gordon Sleight
Rientrad
Ruigh na Traid
Ruigh na Traid - Beach Sheiling
Gordon Sleight
Ruighean Thomais
Thomas's Sheiling
Gordon Sleight
Ruigh an't-Sagairt
Sheiling of the Priest
Gordon Sleight
Ruigh an Spardan
Sheiling of the flat topped hill (or hen coop)
Gordon Sleight
Ruigh na Loinne
Sheiling of good ground (possibly)
Gordon Sleight
Ruigh Thullaich
Round hill shieling
Gordon Sleight
Airigh Sleibhe
Mossy Sheiling (Robin Noble notes Nicolaisen regards "sleibh" as referring to a saint)
Gordon Sleight
Airigh Bige
Small shieling
Gordon Sleight
Airigh a Braighe
Shieling of the Brae (hillside)
Gordon Sleight
Clach Airigh
Stone(y) Sheiling
Gordon Sleight
Airigh an Rathaid
Road Sheiling
Gordon Sleight
Airigh Fraoich
Heather sheiling
Gordon Sleight
Clach Airigh
Stone(y) Sheiling
Gordon Sleight
Airigh Arainn
Sheiling of the Bread
Gordon Sleight
Airigh Beinne
Sheiling of the mountain
Gordon Sleight
Airigh nan Greasaichean
Sheiling of the Driving (drovers' use) or the Cobblers
Gordon Sleight