Related to sìth is the term sìthean or sìdhean (pronounced shee-an) which also refers to a fairy hill. The sìthein are often small conical hills, and in Celtic mythology they were reputed to have …

SITHEAN, n. A mound, natural or artificial, freq. constituting a prehistoric burial place or barrow, in the Highlands associated with a dwelling- or meeting-place of the fairies, a fairy hill or mound.

Sìthean Mòr (large fairy hill) lies to the south of the road leading to the Machair. It is also known by the alternative name of Hill of the Angels. This smooth grassy knoll has historically been the …

What does sìthean‎ mean? As hillock often refers to one supposedly inhabited by fairies. As flower used in Lewis. There are no notes for this entry. WordSense Dictionary: sìthean - meaning, …

sithean: artificial mound or small hill; a prehistoric burial place or barrow, in the Highlands associated with a dwelling- or meeting-place of the fairies. I know we like this sheltered slope …

sithean, n. A mound, natural or artificial, freq. constituting a prehistoric burial place or barrow, in the Highlands associated with a dwelling- or meeting-place of the fairies, a fairy hill or mound.

What does sìtheanan‎ mean? As hillock often refers to one supposedly inhabited by fairies. As flower used in Lewis. There are no notes for this entry. WordSense Dictionary: sìtheanan - …

2021年9月29日 · In addition to the two hills, the name has also been transferred to the nearby farm which is known as Shian or Sithean. This raises a rather different issue relating to naming …

2025年1月26日 · Pronunciation of Sithean with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning, 13 translations and more for Sithean.

The dwelling of the fairies, a fairy mound, is called sìthean. It is recognized by the particularly green appearance and rounded form. Brugh denotes the dwelling viewed as it were from the …

An Sithean sits enigmatically on top of a hillock, with one remaining standing stone on the very top. The rest of the stones are on the south side of the mound. What appear to be two or more …

2011年12月13日 · The most commonly recited tale of this grassy rise is that when St. Columba brought christianity to the island, he communed here with the angels. This is a simple …

sídhe ‘people of peace’. According to medieval Irish sources such as the twelfth-century Book of Leinster, the aos sídhe were an ancient super-natural race who dwelt beneath the surface of …

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and …

Related to sìth is the term sìthean or sìdhean (pronounced shee-an) which also refers to a fairy hill. The sìthein are often small conical hills, and in Celtic mythology they were reputed to have …

Cù Sìth (Scottish Gaelic: sìthean, pl. sìtheanan, plural Coin-sìth) is a creature of Scottish myth - a hound and harbinger of death. Its name means 'fairy dog' in Gaelic. Said to reach sizes as big …

Chambered Cairn, Sithean (fairy knowe). At Sithean, about 1 3/8 miles south-west of Broadford and some 20 yards west of the road to Torran, at an elevation of about 150 feet above sea …

2005年7月27日 · Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Suardal Alternative Name: An Sithean Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Chambered Cairn Nearest Town: Broadford

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