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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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ARDMAREE | Ardmaree Aird Maol-rithe Ardmaree |
Revd [Reverend] Mr H. McDonald. Lachlin McKillop. AA. Carmichael Esq. D. McLean Schoolmaster |
026 | The English signification of this word is not well Known it is supposed to signify "King, or Royalty, the name applies to a point of land situate on south-east side of the island of Berneray. Lord. Dunmore, proprietor |
STANDING STONE [Cladh Maolrithe] | Cladh Maolrithe Cladh Maol-rithe |
Revd [Reverend] Mr H. McDonald. Lachlin McKillop. AA. Carmichael Esq. |
026 | This name is supposed to signify "King, or Royal", it applies to what is pointed out as an old Graveyard and site of Chapel, and Maolrithe is supposed to have been the name that this chapel was dedicated to. about the centre of what is pointed out as Graveyard there stands a stone about eight feet high, and ten inches in thicKness but without mark. or inscription of any Kind. No positive or reliable information regarding this antiquity can be obtained on the gound. |
STONE CIST CONTAINING HUMAN REMAINS FOUND A.D. 1875 [Cladh Maolrithe] | 026 | Human Remains found about 1/2 a mile north of 'Cladh Maolrithe" |
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[page] 240County of Inverness -- Island of Bernera. Harris
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