Horses

Toponyms from the various names for horse are very common, arising from the old practice of keeping horses on a pasture by themselves. Rosehall (Rossall) comes from the Norse hross-völlr, 'horse field'. In the adjacent Glen Rossal, several names incorporate the Gaelicised version Rosail: Rosail forest, Loch Rosail, Beinn Rosail... During Earldom times, these might have been places for the provision of horses for the Viking warlords when travelling inland.

The Gaelic names for horse are each, marc, capull, and a mare is làr. Caplich near Lairg comes from Capl-aich: 'place of the horses'. There is also a pool in the River Carron: Poll a' Chapuill, 'horse pool', near Braelangwell. Another familiar name associated to horses is Dalneich, from Dal-neich, 'horse dale'. Dalneich bridge was built in 1810 by Thomas Telford on the Struie road.