Katie asked > . . .can anyone please tell me the meaning of Bealach Tobhair, which I ran > into more than once along the shores of Loch Fyne and Kyles of Bute. I > can't make any more sense of it than fountain near an inlet. > > And Eilean "Math-Ghamhna" offshore at Newton Strathlachlan? (Since I > suppose it's not the Gamba/Large Prawn Island I'm tempted to call it.) Bealach - a gate, defile, pass or gap Tobhair - a manured field, dung or bleaching [not to be confused with Tobair - a well] I suggest it was somewhere they put out cloth for bleaching. Math - good, noble or a hero Ghamhna - stirks I suggest it was somewhere a crofter kept his good/best stirks. It was quite common to keep livestock off-shore. [a stirk is a yearling cow] Someone with local knowledge of the area may be able to elucidate further. Best Wishes Les ========================== Lochaber and North Argyll Family History Group - http://tinyurl.com/y6te7n e-mail - landnafhg@fsmail.net ==========================