Township: Gott

Map Reference: Gott j

Name Type: building

Meaning: The coal store of Donald the son of Alan

Scottishmining.co.uk A Glossary of Scotch Mining TermsCOAL-RITH, or COAL-REE, or COAL-FAULD, A sale place for coal other than at a colliery

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There was a Coalree (coal store) in Gott where Duncan Cameron’s silage pit is today. Carts went up and down the bealach to the beach, unloading the puffers which came in opposite Donald MacIntyre’s house. Archie MacIntyre, Gott, 6/2008.

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Languages : Gaelic

Informants: unrecorded