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| English name |
Benbecula |
| Gaelic name |
Beinn na Faoghla |
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| Location |
Western Isles |
| Local authority |
Western Isles ~ Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Parish post 1891 |
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| County post 1891 |
Inverness-shire ~ Siorrachd Inbhir Nis |
| Topographical feature type |
Island(s) ~ Eilean(an) |
| Post town |
ISLE OF BENBECULA |
| Postcode area |
HS7 |
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| OS grid reference |
NF781501 |
| Type of name |
Place ~ Àite |
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| Sources |
Benbecula is in Gaelic Beinn-a-mhaoil said to be for Beinn-nafaoghlach, “The hill of the strand: MacKinnon Beinnabhaoghla: MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry, 1911, 303 Eilean Beinne faodhla: Am Fèillire, 80 Beinn-bhaoghla,:Watson, Ròsg Gàidhlig 263 Brinnabhaodhla (B. nam faodhla), benˈjəwöLə (also -L).
Bhin-e Bhàghla [gen.]: Book of Clanranald 215
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