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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CRAIGELLACHIE | Craigellachie Craigellachie Craigellachie Craigellachie Craigellachie Craigellachie Craigelachie Craigelachie Craig Elachie Craig Elachie Craig Elachie Craig-Eileachaidh |
Revd [Reverend] J. Logan Revd [Reverend] W. Grant Revd [Reverend] W. Forsythe Mr A. Anderson Mr. D. Cameron Fullarton's Gazetteer Black's Map of Scotland New Statistical Account Johnson's County Map Old Statistical Account Shaw's History of the Province of Moray 1775 Armstrong's Gaelic Dictionary P. 148 |
073 | A large hill or craig running lengthwise nearly N. [North] & South, being very steep and rugged on all sides and covered with shelving rocks It's Eastern side is covered with stunted Birch and other shrubs, and from its summit there is a commanding view of Strathspey for miles East and West. The name signifies Rock of Alarm -- or rock of separation. This craig scarcely ever receives its Gaelic name now -- It is better known in the form in which it is written. The property of the Earl of Seafield -- |
CREAG NA H-IOLAIRE | Creag na h-Iolaire Creag na h-Iolaire Creag na h-Iolaire Creag na h-Iolaire Creag na h-Iolaire |
Revd [Reverend] J. Logan Revd [Reverend] W. Grant Revd [Reverend] W. Forsythe Mr. D. Cameron Mr G. Anderson |
073 | A small Craig lying immediately West of Craigellachie and separated from it by a deep hollow, being very steep and rocky on the Eastern side. The Co. [County] Boundary passes over it and leaves about one half in each county. The name signifies the Eagle's Craig. Property of the Earl of Seafield. |
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[below Craigellachie]
This form of spelling has been adopted in consequence of its being the form most commonly in use in the district
C. W. Wilson Capt. RE [Captain Royal Engineers]
A rock in Strathspey; also the war-cry of the Grants.
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