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| Facal Gàidhlig | English Term | English Note | Nota Gàidhlig | Audio |
| UACHDAR TALMHAINN FO-THALAMH | BURIED LAND SURFACE | A former ground surface buried beneath an earthwork or other sequence of deposits. (includes palaeosoils, turf lines). | Seann-uachdar talmhainn a tha a-nis fo uchdan-ùir no breathan eile de stuth a chaidh fhàgail os a chionn (tha seo a' gabhail a-steach pailleo-ùir, loidhnichean sgratha). | |
| UACHDAR TALMHAINN FO-THALAMH | BURIED GROUND SURFACE | |||
| UAIGH | GRAVE | A place of burial. | Àite far an deach cuideigin tìodhlacadh. | |
| UAIGH CREIGE | ROCK CUT GRAVE | A single burial cut into bedrock. | Tìodhlacadh leis fhèin a chaidh a shnaidheadh san fho-chreag. | |
| UAIGH CÙMHNANTAICHE | COVENANTERS GRAVE | A burial place of a Covenanter. | Àite far an deach Cùmhnantaiche a thìodhlacaidh. | |
| UAIGH LOCHLANNACH | VIKING GRAVE | |||
| Uaigh Tharbhais | Tarves Tomb | |||
| UAIGH-THRANNSA | PASSAGE GRAVE | |||
| UAIREADAIR-GRÈINE | SUNDIAL | A structure used to show the time of day by means of the sun shining on a 'gnomon', the shadow of which falls on the surface of the dial which is marked with a diagram showing the hours. Can be freestanding, usually on a pillar, or fixed to a building. | Structar a sheallas àm an latha, 's a' ghrian a' tilgeil sgàil a-rèir faileasaiche air uachdar an daitheal air a bheil pàtran a tha a' sealltainn uairean an latha. Faodaidh seo seasamh leis fhèin, mar is trice air carragh, no a bhith ri togalach. | |
| UAMH | CAVE | A subterranean feature entered from a hillside, cliff face, etc. A cave may have been used for occupation, storage, burial, refuse, or as a hide-away. | Structar fon talamh a ruigear o bhruthach, aodann creige is msaa. Dh'fhaoidte gun deach an uamh a chleachdadh mar àite-fuirich, stòras, àite tìodhlacaidh, ionad sgudail no àite falaich. | |
| UAMH CNÀMHAN NAM MARBH CLOICHE | OSSUARY CAVE | |||
| UAMH NAN CÙMHNANTACH | COVENANTERS CAVE | A cave used by Covenanters as a place of worship or concealment. | Uamh a chaidh a chleachdadh leis na Cùmhnantaichean mar àite-adhraidh no àite-falaich. | |
| Uamh Ninian | St Ninian's Cave | |||
| UÀRD OSPADAIL | HOSPITAL WARD | A large room, similar to a dormitory, within a hospital, and used for the temporary or permanent accommodation of patients, either waiting for or recovering from operations or undergoing long term treatment. | Seòmar mòr, coltach ri suain-lann, am broinn ospadail a chleachdar mar àite-fuirich sealach no buan do dh'euslaintich a tha a' feitheamh ri obair-lannsa no aig an robh obair-lannsa 's a tha ag ath-shlànachadh no daoine a tha a' faighinn leigheasadh fada. | |
| UCHDAN CEARCALLACH | RING BANK | Circular enclosure featuring an enclosing bank with no accompanying ditch. Use specific type where known. | Lann chearcallach mun a bheil uchdan ach gun dìg. Cleachd seòrsa nas mionaidiche ma tha fios air. | |
| UCHDAN CRÌCHE | BOUNDARY MOUND | A pile of turves used as boundary marker. | Torr sgrathan a thathar a' cleachdadh mar chomharra-crìche. | |
| UCHDAN PLANNTACHAIS | PLANTATION BANK | An earthen bank indicating the limit of a plantation. | Uchdan ùir a tha a' comharradh crìochan planntachais. | |
| UCHDAN RÈILE | RAILWAY EMBANKMENT | An artificial ridge of stone or earth, built to carry a railway track across a declivity or an area subject to flooding. | Druimean cloiche no ùir fuadain a chaidh a thogail gus rathad-iarainn a chur le bruach no thairis air talamh a thèid a thuileachadh gu tric. | |
| UCHDAN ÙIR | EARTHEN BANK | |||
| UCHDAN-CHEAP | TURF BANK | A field boundary or enclosure bank constructed in turf. | Crìoch achaidh no balla sgratha mun cuairt air rud. | |
| UCHDAN-CRÌCHE | BOUNDARY BANK | An earthen bank that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. | Uchdan ùir a chomharraicheas crìoch raoin no pìos talmhainn. | |
| UCHDAN-DÌON | EARTHWORK | A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. | Uchdan no tom ùir a chaidh a chleachdadh mar rampair no daingneachadh. | |
| UCHDAN-LOIDHNEACH | LINEAR EARTHWORK | A substantial bank and ditch forming a major boundary between two adjacent landholdings of prehistoric or later date. | Uchdan is dìg nach beag agus a tha nam prìomh-chrìoch eadar dà ghabhaltas-talmhainn ro-eachdraidheil no feadhainn nas òige na sin. | |
| UCHDAN-RATHAID | EMBANKMENT | A long ridge of earth, rocks or gravel primarily constructed to carry a roadway. | Druimean ùir, cloiche no grinneil fada a chaidh a thogail gu sònraichte mar bhunait do rathad. | |
| UCHDAN-TUILE | FLOOD BANK | |||
| UCHDAN-TUILE | RIVER EMBANKMENT | |||
| Ugh an Dreathain | The Wren's Egg | |||
| ULAINN | CHARNEL HOUSE | A building where the bones of the dead are stored. | Togalach far a bheilear a' cumail cnàmhan nam marbh. | |
| UNNDAIS | WINCH | A stationary hoisting machine consisting of a rotating drum around which a cable, rope or chain is attached. | Inneal togail suidhichte sa bheil druma cuairteachaidh mun a bheil càball, ròpa no slabhraidh. | |
| UNNDAIS-LÀIMHE | HAND WINCH | A mechanism used for lifting and lowering weights, operated by hand. | Inneal-làimh a chleachdar gus cuideaman a thogail 's ìsleachadh. |