Feature Name abbreviations within the Place-names Gazetteer

The following table expands many of the abbreviations that exist within names within the Place-names Gazetteer. These abbreviations are not always used for the corresponding word within the Place-names Gazetteer: on some occasions the full text of the word is used.

Abbreviation Full Text Notes
& and  
Bldg Building  
Br Bridge  
Cas Castle Also exists as a word within a distinctive name in some Gazetteer entries.
(e.g. "Allt Bealach nan Cas")
Coll College Also exists as a word within a distinctive name in some Gazetteer entries.
(e.g. "Cairns of Coll")
Cott Cottage  
Cotts Cottages  
E East  
Fm Farm  
Fms Farms  
Gdn Garden  
Ho House  
Hos Houses  
Hospl Hospital  
I Island  
Junc Junction  
L Lake or Loch  
Lo Lodge  
Lr Lower  
Meml Memorial  
Mon Monument Also exists as a word within a distinctive name in some Gazetteer entries.
(e.g. "Coed y Mon")
Mus Museum  
N North  
Pk Park  
Plantn Plantation  
Pt Point  
R River  
Resr Reservoir  
Resrs Reservoirs  
Rly Railway  
S South  
Sch School  
St Saint  
Sta Station  
Stn Station  
Twr Tower  
Upr Upper  
W West  
Yd Yard