OS1/2/15/22
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREAG NA H-EARBAIGE | Creag na Earbag Creag na Earbag Creag na Earbag "Creag na h-Earbaige" |
Mr. Gillies Dugald Campbell Poltalloch George Campbell The Roe's Craig" |
149 | A small rocky hill on the farm Ardifuar. Sig. [Signification] Earbag a Roe. |
| BARR A' CHAIRN | Barr a Charuin "Barr a' Chairn" |
Mr. Gillies Dugald Campbell Poltalloch George Campbell The Cairn Top |
149 | A tolerably sized hill on the farm of Slockavullin. Sig. [Signification] Barr a top Charuin, uncertain. |
| CAIRN [Barr a' Chairn] | Cairn | 149 | In the wood to the east of this hill is an ancient sepulchral Cairn to which I was accompanied by the Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Mapelton and another Gentleman, and in spending an hour or so turning a portion of it over we discovered a human skeleton the head lying towards the S.W. [South West] (without a cist) and a bit farther in the same Cairn we also discovered a [Cist?] containing burnt ashes. |
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Creag na h-Earbaige [note]
A definite noun feminine
beginning with a vowel requires h- before it in the genitive singular
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