Inveralligin

Human settlement in Scotland
Inveralligin is located in Ross and Cromarty
Inveralligin
Inveralligin
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
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  • Ross, Skye and Lochaber
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  • Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
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Scotland
57°33′24″N 5°36′37″W / 57.55657°N 5.61026°W / 57.55657; -5.61026

Inveralligin (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Àiliginn) is a remote crofting township which lies on the north shore of Loch Torridon in Wester Ross[1] and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Inbhir Àiliginn means "at the mouth of the River Alligin".

Torridon lies to the east and Lower Diabaig about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the west. Alligin Shuas lies immediately to the west. This name is also of Gaelic origin: alligin may be from àilleag meaning "jewel" and shuas means "western" or "upper".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Inveralligin". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. pp. 4, 118. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
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