Cold nose

October 31, 2007

As a follow up on the meaning of the name of our beloved residence, I received an email stating the meaning of the name of two neighboring places. The first is “Colbost”, the village you drive through as you leave Skinidin. The translation of “Colbost” is supposed to be “Cold Nose”. I’m not sure whether this is a literal reference to a cold nose or whether there’s a more symbolic meaning.

Second, “Totaig”… again a very small hamlet a couple of miles down the road, past Colbost towards Glendale. This is supposed to translate to “Ruined Bay”. Again, the origin of this name remains a mystery…

I tried to lookup references on the internet but found none. Any ideas among the readers??

Posted by roger | Filed Under Blog, Local 

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