Watten earth does that mean? Confusing road sign seems a strange mix of English and Gaelic
Some drivers around Watten were left a bit confused as to the meaning of road signs showing a strange mix of English and Gaelic.
The road signs appeared earlier this week on Station Road and at the side of the A882 through the village due to various planned roadworks in the area and stated: ‘Road Ahead Closed After Tri-Deug Follow Diversion’.
According to the online translation dictionary Golsbe, ‘tri-deug’ is “the cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen”, being the number 13 of course.
A spokesperson at Highland Council was initially confused, confirming that tri-deug means 13 in the Gaelic language and said they would delve deeper into the matter.
They sent another response a few hours later and said it was the name of a house along the B870, Watten to Mybster road, that had previously been the site of a boarding home for cats.
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