Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history 
and origins of place names in and around our area

Baile in Scottish Gaelic means ‘settlement’, ‘farm’ or ‘town’. Baile- tends to be placed in good agricultural land while achadh- is a term applied to farms in less fertile, upland areas. Balblair, from Baile a’ Bhlàir, means ‘the farm on the moor’, although. . .