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GLEANS AINMEAN-ÀITE CHALLENGE!

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ALBA
SCOTLAND

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CAIR CHALADAIN
KIRKCALDY

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INBHIR NIS
INVERNESS

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AM MUILLEAN ÙR
NEWMILLS

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(Click here) Common Gaelic Place name Starters

Dun = a Fort, eg Dundee
Ach = a field, eg Achnasheen
Inver/Aber = the mouth of a river, eg Inverurie/Aberdour
Dal = a meadow, eg Dalmahoy
Bal = a village or town, eg Ballingry
Auchter = the upland/raised land, eg Auchtermuchty
Kil = a church, eg Kilmarnock
Kin = end/the head, eg Kinloch
Drum = a ridge, eg Drumnadrochit

Click here for more common Gaelic starters

GLASCHU

DÙN DÈ

Can you think of a place name in Scotland that begins with one of the common Gaelic starters?

What is the place name in Gaelic?

Eg, Inverness = Inbhir Nis

Option 1

TIRIODH

SRUIGHLEA

Click on the "Scotland: English to Gaelic" file

Can you find any place names in your local area that uses some of the common Gaelic starters?

What is the full Gaelic place name and its meaning in English?

Eg, Kilmarnock - Cille Mheàrnaig = St Marnock's Church

Option 2

PEAIRT

DÙN ÈIDEANN

Check out the Ainmean-àite na h-Alba website

Look at these Gaelic maps of Scotland.

Place names in Gaelic often relate to the topography (landscape). Choose some place names that relate to the surrounding countryside/geography.

Tell us how the Gaelic name describes the landscape.

Eg, Auchtermuchty - Uachdar Mucadaidh
= The upland of the pigs

Option 3

AN T-ÒBAN

INBHIR UIGE

Take a photo or draw a sign of your chosen place name and use it to record yourself:

A) using Chatterpix to tell us about the place name you chose.

or

B) in a video with you in front of the camera or behind the camera.

What do I do now?

CALASRAID

OBAR PHEALLAIDH