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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SRON AN DUIN | Sròn an Dùn | Mr A McNeil Mr A Sinclair A A Carmichael Esq. |
070 | This name is applied to a very rocky point of land near the Lighthouse on Eilean Bernera, it is very steep on its North and south sides. |
SKATE POINT | Skate Point Tom a' Sgaib |
Mr A McNeil Mr A Sinclair Admiralty Chart Mr Sinclair Barra Head |
070 | This name is given to the most Westerly point on Eilean Bernera. The coastline along this point is a cliff rising to a height of about 500 feet. |
DÙN BRISTE | Dùn Briste | Mr A McNeil Mr A Sinclair |
070 | This name is given to what is said to have been a Danish fort; it is situated on a projecting part of Eilean Bernera about a quarter of a mile North of the Lighthouse. All that now remains of the fort is a few stone on the line marked on trace . It is on the property of John Gordon Esqr. Cluny Castle Aberdeenshire Sig [Signifies] The broken or demolished fort. |
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