PLACE NAMES IN CREICH
This parish, for thirty-five miles, forms the southern boundary of Sutherland, hence the name – Gaelic crich, boundary.
If anyone can add information to this list especially the last known date people actually lived in these places please email me and I will be happy to add the information.
See also NEW BOOK AVAILABLE below
ACHARRY – near Ospisdale
ACHARRY MOOR – north of Acharry
ACHINTOUL – place in Altass
ACHMORE (Achimore) – Gaelic, large field – see also Auchinduich
ACHNAHANNET
ACHNESS, Glen Cassley – west of Rosehall – burial ground here
ACHU – north of Spinningdale
ACHUAN – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe
ACHVIL – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe
ALTASS – Gaelic, a water stream - part of Rosehall Estate – on A837 close to Linside
ARDENS (Airdens) – Gaelic, high – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe
ASTLE – Norse, ask’s glen
AUCHINDUICH – Gaelic, field, a measure of land - was quite a substantial farm of the old part of the Skelbo estate but in 1878 bought by the Sutherland family including the outlying settlements of Ramscaig and Achmore – Auchinduich was cleared in 1807
AUSDALE – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe
BADACHUIL – north of Migdale
BADBEITHES – east of Migdale on Loch side
BADBOG - on road inland from Bonar Bridge to Loch Buidhe
BALBLAIR – Gaelic, town field – between Bonar Bridge and Invershin
BADFLUICH – Gaelic, a wet place - in Altass
BAIL-a-PHUILL – possibly around Altass
BONAR – Gaelic, the foot of the ford
BRAE – mentioned in burial grounds of Creich
BREAKWELL – near Migdale at head of Loch Migdale
BURNSIDE – north west of Migdale
CASLIE (Cassley) – Gaelic, swift river
CLASHBHAN - on road inland from Bonar Bridge to Loch Buidhe
CLASHCOIG - on road inland from Bonar Bridge to Loch Buidhe
CLASHNAGLASS (Claiseanglas) – near Acharry Moor
COILOAG – in Spinningdale area
COIRCEANNLOCH – possibly Gaelic for Corrykinloch
CRAIGTON – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe
CREICH MAINS
CULNARA – inland from Bonar Bridge towards Migdale
DRIMLEA (Drumliah) – Gaelic, grey ridge – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe
DOUNE – in Strath Oykel – on edge of Rosehall
FLOAD – sometimes referred to as Dornoch parish – near Newton Point
GLEN CASSLEY – in Strath Oykel, was created a sheep farm in 1792 – farm sometimes referred to as Invercassley
INVERAN – Gaelic, mouth of river – west of Invershin on Kyle on Sutherland
INVERCASSLEY – Gaelic, mouth of river Cassley - see Glen Cassley also
INVERSHIN – Gaelic, mouth of river Shin – west of Bonar Bridge
KYLEOAG – north of Spinningdale
LANGWELL – Strath Oykel
LINSIDE CROY (Linnside) – Gaelic, lion or Norse, waterside – west of Invershin
LINSIDEMORE - west of Invershin
LITTLE CREICH – south side of road past Spinningdale, where Creich Burial Ground is located
LOUBCROY – Gaelic, enclosure, horseshoe
MEIKLE FERRY – south of Pulrossie on shore
MIGDALE – Norse, moist dale – north east from Bonar Bridge
NEWTON POINT – on shore, west from Meikle Ferry
OAPE – Strath Oykel
ORDAN – Bonar Bridge
OSPISDALE – Norse, Ospak’s glen
PORTNALICK – Gaelic, port rock
PULROSSIE – Gaelic, pool water - on the Skibo estate – south of Rhivaig
RAMSCAIG – see Auchinduich
REIDHBREAC – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe
RHIANCOUP – Gaelic, Rhian, a slope, cop, docken
RHINAMAIN – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe
RHIVAIG – near Ospisdale
RIVRA – north of Spinningdale
ROSEHALL, Norse, horses field – estate which included the east side of Glen Cassley – on the A837 from Invershin - a beautiful area with many lovely walks - see the Allt Mor (Big Burn) famous for its mosses and ferns
ROSSHALL (Glen Rossal, etc) – Gaelic, a peninsula
SLEASTARY - on road inland from Bonar Bridge to Loch Buidhe
SPINNINGDALE – Norse, footbridge glen - Spinningdale Burn flows through a short valley known locally as the Fiary Glen - beautiful place
STRATHCASSLEY – see glen Cassley
STRATHSHESGICH
SWORDALE – Norse, sward, dale – east side of Bonar Bridge
TULLOCH – Gaelic, a hilloch
TUTIM – Strath Oykel, burial ground here
TUTIMTARVICH – in Strath Oykel, was created a sheep farm in 1792
WHITEFACE – near Ospisdale
For sources of above information see Notes
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