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| English Term | Facal Gàidhlig | English Note | Nota Gàidhlig | Audio |
| VALLUM | VALLUM | A boundary comprising a ditch and one or more earth banks. Usually associated with either a monastery or a Roman military installation. | Crìoch sa bheil dìg agus co-dhiù aon uchdan ùir. Mar is trice co-cheangailte ri manachainn no ionad arm nan Ròmanach. | |
| VALVE HOUSE | TAIGH BHALBHAN | A small building housing a valve which controls the flow of water from a reservoir via a canal feeder channel to a canal. | Togalach beag sa bheil duille-dhoras a chumas smachd air sruthadh an uisge à uisgeadan slighe cladhan inbhir canail a dh'ionnsaigh canail. | |
| VALVE TOWER | TÙR BHALBHAN | An iron, stone or concrete tower built up from the bed of a reservoir. From it the control valves of the pipes which draw off water at different levels are operated. | Tùr iarainn, cloiche no concrait a chaidh a thogail air grunnd uisgeadan. Thathar ag obrachadh tuil-dhorsan nam pìoban a leigeas a-mach uisge aig diofar àirdean uaithe. | |
| VAN AND LORRY WORKS | FACTARAIDH BHANAICHEAN IS LÀRAIDHEAN | |||
| VANTAGE POINT | IONAD-SEALLAIDH | A position or place that allows a wide or favourable overall view of a scene or situation. | Ionad no àite far am faighear sealladh leathann no sealladh de nàdar fàbharach eile air àite no suidheachadh. | |
| VAULT | CRÙISLE | An underground room or building with an arched roof, often used as a burial chamber. Use wider site type where known. | Seòmar fon talamh no togalach aig a bheil mullach boghaichte, tha seo na sheòmar tìodhlacaidh gu math tric. Cleachd seòrsa de làrach nas fharsainge ma tha fhios dè. | |
| VEGETATION MARK | COMHARRA-PLANNTRAIS | Features thought to be of anthropogenic origin visible as vegetation marks on aerial photographs. | Rudan a thathar dhen bheachd gur e mac an duine a chruthaich iad agus a chithear mar comharran-planntais air dealbhan-adhair. | |
| VEHICLE ENGINEERING SITE | IONAD EINNSEANAIREACHD CHARBADAN | Sites associated with the manufacturing and engineering of vehicles. | Làraichean co-cheangailte ris saothrachadh is einnseanaireachd charbadan. | |
| VEHICLE FACTORY | FACTARAIDH CHARBADAN | A factory for the manufacture of vehicles | Làrach far a bheilear a' dèanamh carbadan. | |
| VEHICLE SHOWROOM | SEÒMAR-TAISBEANAIDH CHÀRAICHEAN | Non-preferred term. Use MOTOR VEHICLE SHOWROOM | Dàrna roghainn a bhriathar. Cleachd SEÒMAR-TAISBEANAIDH CHÀRAICHEAN. | |
| VEHICLE SHOWROOM (1) | SEÒMAR-TAISBEANAIDH MHOTAIREAN | |||
| VEHICLE SHOWROOM (2) | SEÒMAR-TAISBEANAIDH CHÀRAICHEAN | Non-preferred term. Use MOTOR VEHICLE SHOWROOM | Dàrna roghainn a bhriathar. Cleachd SEÒMAR-TAISBEANAIDH CHÀRAICHEAN. | |
| VEHICLE TESTING STATION | STÈISEAN DEUCHAINN CHARBADAN | A site used for the testing of motor vehicles. | Làrach far a bheilear a' cur fo dheuchainn carbadan-motair. | |
| VELODROME | STÈIDIAM SAIDHCLIDH | A sports arena with a steeply banked oval track for bicycle racing. There are outdoor as well as indoor velodromes. | Stèideam spòrs le traca ugh-chruthach air claonadh cas airson rèiseadh rothairean. Tha an dà chuid stèideaman rothaireachd taobh a-muigh is taobh a-staigh ann. | |
| VENTILATION SHAFT | SLOC ÈADHRACHAIDH | A shaft designed to allow for the adequate circulation of air through an underground structure. | Sloc a chaidh a dhealbhadh airson adhar a chuairteachadh tro structar fon talamh air dòigh iomchaidh. | |
| VESTRY | SEÒMAR-CULAIDH | A room or part of a church where the vestments, vessels and records are kept. | Seòmar no pàirt de dh'eaglais far an cumar an t-aodach, na soithichean agus na clàran. | |
| VETERANS HOUSE | DACHAIGH SHEANN SHAIGHDEARAN | Self-contained house for ex-service people, often part of larger complex. | Taigh a tha na aonad ann fhèin airson daoine a b' àbhaist a bhith ann an seirbheis an airm is msaa, gu tric na phàirt de dh'aitreabh nas motha. | |
| VETERANS ROWS | SREATHAN NAN SEANN SHAIGHDEARAN | |||
| VETERANS SETTLEMENT | TAIGHEAN SEANN SHAIGHDEARAN | Dwellings built for veteran soldiers. | Taighean-còmhnaidh a chaidh a thogail do sheann-ghaisgeach. | |
| VETERANS VILLAGE | BAILE NAN SEANN SHAIGHDEARAN | |||
| VETERINARY SURGERY | IONAD-BHEAT | |||
| VETS SURGERY | IONAD-BHEAT | |||
| VIADUCT | DROCHAID CHARBADAN-SIUBHAIL | A bridge, usually resting on a series or arches, carrying roadways or railways over low-lying areas. | Drochaid, mar is trice na laighe air sreath de bhoghachan a bheir rathad no rathad-iarainn thairis air talamh ìseal. | |
| VICARAGE | TAIGH A BHIOCAIR | |||
| VICUS | VICUS | A district, suburb or quarter of a town or village adjacent to a Roman fort, with the lowest legal status accorded to a built-up area. | Sgìre, frith-bhaile no roinn de bhaile no clachan a bha faisg air gearastan Ròmanach 's aig an robh an inbhe laghail as ìsle am measg nan raointean togalaichte. | |
| VIEW FINDER | CARRAGH-CLÀIR SHEALLAIDHEAN | A monumental pillar with a flat top that has directions and distances to landmarks incised on a metal plate. | Carragh air a bheil mullach rèidh agus pleat meatailt a tha a' sealltainn comhair is astar de dh'àitichean inntinneach. | |
| VIKING BURIAL | TÒRRADH LOCHLANNACH | |||
| VIKING GRAVE | UAIGH LOCHLANNACH | |||
| VIKING HOUSE | TAIGH LOCHLANNACH | |||
| VIKING SETTLEMENT | TUINEACHADH LOCHLANNACH | |||
| VILLA | VILLA | A term for a type of house, with varying definitions according to period. Georgian and later period villas were often detached town houses, whereas Roman villas were high-status and usually associated with a rural estate. | Ainm air diofar thaighean a-rèir na linne. Bhitheadh villas nan taighean-baile dealaichte gu tric ann an linn Rìgh Sheòrais agus às a dhèidh sinn ach ann an linn an Ròmanach bhitheadh villas nan taighean àrd-inbheach air an dùthaich aig an robh fearann a ghnàth. | |
| VILLAGE | BAILE | A settlement with private dwellings and other buildings, smaller than a town and with a simpler form of organisation and administration. | Tuineachadh sa bheil taighean-còmhnaidh prìobhaideach agus togalaichean eile, nas lugha na baile mòr agus le eagrachas is rianachd nas simplidhe. | |
| VILLAGE HALL | TALLA BAILE | A hall in a village used for meetings and other functions. | Talla ann am baile a tha ga chleachdadh airson coinneamhan is tachartasan eile. | |
| VINYL FLOORING FACTORY | FACTARAIDH VINYL-ÙRLAIR | A factory where vinyl flooring is produced. | Factaraidh far a bheilear a' dèanamh còmhdachadh-ùrlair vinyl. | |
| VISITOR CENTRE | IONAD LUCHD-TADHAIL | A building or complex with public facilities, information, interpretative displays, presentations and exhibitions, set within a scenic area or close to a historic building or site. | Togalach no aitreabh sa bheil goireasan poblach, fiosrachadh, seallaidhean mìneachaidh agus taisbeanaidhean, air làrach tarraingeach no faisg air togalach no làrach eachdraidheil. | |
| VITRIFIED FORT | DÙN CHLACH-LOISGTE | |||
| VITRIFIED STONE | CLACH-LOISGTE | Stone with a glassy, fused character caused by extreme heat. | Clach a tha glaineach, co-leaghta ri linn teas anabarrach mòr. | |
| VOTIVE PIT | SLOC-MHIONNAN |