Name
The name Corrour is used as a name for the locality as well as specifically as a name for the bothy itself, the name being derived from Coire Odhar according to Watson (1975), who continues:
... was named after the wide Coire Odhar or dun corrie, which stretches behind the bothy from The Devils Point round to Cairn Toul —Watson (1975) (p. 145)In Watson (1975) the author gives the local pronunciation as Corower, but without explanation. However in Gordon (1948) the section "Hints on Gaelic pronunciation" appears to suggest the final-vowels of Coire (and corrie) are dropped to give kor, and that the dh in Odhar are silent because they follow a vowel—giving what sounds like kor-Oar, or like the cor-ower suggested in Watson (1975).
In spite of the earlier work Watson (1975) and his understanding of Gaelic—and its local dialect—Dixon & Green (1995) suggest an alternative origin for the place name as a shelter for the currour or forester's assistant.
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