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Placename Buaile Fhraoich |
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Translation The fold abounding in heather. |
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Description The word fraoch originates from the Latin 'fractum' meaning broken (fracture) as it was believed that a drink made from certain varieties of heather could be used to break urinary stones. Heather was also used for making beds, thatching, tanning leather, making ale and dying yarn. |
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Area Glasphein |
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OS Grid Ref 4661 6845 |