Township: Balevullin

Map Reference: Balevullin 22

Name Type: shore

Meaning: See Daor in Longships on the Sand.

Other Forms: Port Daoir - Donald Kennedy (Dòmhnall Eachainn), Balevullin, 8/1998

Port Aoidh - FAA

Port Aoigh - Sandy MacKinnon, Kilkenneth, 6/1994

Am Port Saor because of all the hard work collecting tangle there - Alasdair MacDonald, Druimasadh, 6/1994

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Information:
There used to be three boats in this inlet. It was difficult to enter and leave and possibly this is the derivation of the name - Sandy MacKinnon, Kilkenneth, 1/1995.

Local Form:

Languages : Gaelic

Informants: Donald Kennedy (Dòmhnall Eachainn), Balevullin, 8/1998

Informant 2: Alasdair MacDonald, Druimasadh, 3/1994

Informant 3: Flora Ann Anderson, Balevullin, 3/1994