Township: Sandaig

Map Reference: Sandaig C

Name Type: agricultural

Meaning: Alastair's croft

Other Forms: Croit Alasdair - MMcA

Croit Bean Dhòmhnail Ghilleasbuig an Tuairneir - the croft of the wife of Donald, son of Archibald the Turner - the older name, DM.

Related Places:

Information:Peigi nighean Alasdair, who was blind, was the first person on Tiree to have a radio.
The ruins of the house are near the Hunters.

Local Form:

Languages : Gaelic

Informants: Mary MacArthur, Sandaig, 5/1994

Informant 2: Donald MacKinnon (The Plumber), Sandaig, 2/1995