OS1/16/11/70
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLEN BORERAIG | Glen Boreraig Glen Boreraig |
Rev. [Reverend] D. McKinnon Mr. James McLean Mr. Alexander McKinnon |
046 | This name is given to a small glen in the hills, the head of which lies at the Northern base of Beinn Bhuidhe, and extends for about a mile to the West reaching to within a short distance of the East side of Loch Slappin The name is in an Anglicised form Probably from Norse "Borg", a fort - see below, and also Plan 51 Tr. [Trace] 2 "Dun Boreraig". |
| ALLT A' GHAIRBHEID | Allt a' Ghairbheid Allt a' Ghairbheid |
Revd. [Reverend] D McKinnon Mr. James McLean |
046 | This is a mountain Stream about a mile and a half in length, which has its source in a small Loch about half a mile to the north of Beinn Bhuidhe, and runs to the West through Glen Boreraig to Loch Slappin The name "means Burn of Roughness" |
| DÙN KEARSTACH | Mr Farquhar Matheson Torran Revd. [Reverend] D. McKinnon Mr. James McLean |
046 | This is what is supposed to have been a Danish Fort, and is situated on a small eminence at the South side of Glen Boreraig, and within about half a mile of the south side of Loch Slappin, It has the appearance of a large cairn of stones, but when examined closely the walls of a Danish fort can easily be traced | |
| Site of STONE CIRCLE [Dun Kearstach] | 046 | a short distance to the West of the above, there is the trace of a stone circle or Druidical temple, there are none of the stones standing |
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[Page] 70County of Inverness (Isle of Skye) 6 Inch Sheet 46
[Dùn Kearstach, note] "The name has been
written as pronounced, &
being of doubtful origin: but
the Celtic derivation would give
the meaning "Dun of the Smithy": Viz [videlicet]
Dun Ceardaich."
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