Country: | Scotland |
Static Image: | Ardfernal.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Ardfernal, looking towards the Paps of Jura |
Coordinates: | 55.87°N -5.9°W |
Official Name: | Ardfernal |
Unitary Scotland: | Argyll and Bute |
Os Grid Reference: | NR5671 |
Ardfernal (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Àird Fheàrnail) is a hamlet on the island of Jura in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The township had 16 buildings in 1882 and 9 buildings in 1982. In 1841 it had a population of 128. There remain 8 occupied buildings.[1]
The name "Ardfernal" could mean "alder headland" if the entire name is Gaelic but if the 2nd part is Norse meaning "far hill" it could mean "headland ofthe far hill".[2]