Township: Caolas,Milton

Map Reference: Milton 31

Name Type: agricultural

Meaning: Uillidh is the Tiree pronounciation of 'oil' - DK.

The name comes from oil, which you can see on the water in the ditches - AMcL.

Ùlaidh means treasure - Watson p260

Other Forms: Druim an Uilidh - DK

Druim an Ulaidh - AMcL

Related Places:

Information:
The water in the ditches has an oily stain, hence the name - AMcL.

Parallel to Druim nan Caorach - AMcL.

Local Form:

Languages : Gaelic

Informants: Angus MacLean, Scarinish, 2/1996 and 3/2010

Informant 2: Donald Kennedy, Port Ban, 11/1995