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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
RISGARY Risgary
Rissigarry
Rusgarry


Rusgarry
D McLean Schoolmaster, Berneray
Old Estate Map 1805
Rev. [Reverend] H McDonald, Berneray
026 applies to a few houses & small district East of Bays Loch, Berneray
KNOCK TORLA Knock Torla D McLean 026 A small hillock west of the above
BESDARRA Bestarre
Besdarra
Old Map
D McLean
026 Applies to a cluster of houses north of the manse of Bernersay
KNOCK GUNE Crochkgune
Crochkgune
Old Estate Map
D. McLean
026 Applies to a Knoll nearly ½ mile North of Bays Loch.
BRUIST Bhruist
Bruist
Old Estate Map
D McLean
026 Applies to a large district near the North end of the island of Berneray
SAND HILL Sand Hill
Green Hill


Green Hill
M McLean & general usage at present
Old map Admiralty Chart
026 Applies to a hill covered with pasture at the NE [North East] end of Berneray Island.

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Risgary [note] on one of these houses (an old masonry slated house) there is a marble slab fixed over the door with the following inscription
"Hic natus est
Illustris ille Normanus MacLeod
de Berneray
Eques auratus."

This Sir Norman Macleod, lived about the 17th Century

  Transcribers who have contributed to this page.

Bizzy- Moderator, Emma Anderson

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