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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAST | Heast Heast Heast |
Rev. [Reverend] D. McKinnon Mr. A. McKinnon Mr. Macpherson |
046; 051 | This name is applied to a small district comprising several small farms or crofts all the houses are one storey high thatched and in bad repair, it is situated about four miles to the S.W. [South West] of Broadford, and is the propt. [property] of Lord McDonald. |
| ALLT NA HEAST | Allt na Heast | Rev. [Reverend] D. McKinnon Mr. A. McKinnon Mr. Macpherson |
046; 051 | The meaning of this word is obscure and is applied to a small stream having its source in Loch na Staraich and runs in a Southerly direction through Heaste to Loch Easaird. Propt. [Property] of Lord McDonald. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 73County of Inverness -- (Isle of Skye) -- Sheet 46 -- Parish of Strath
[Note] Heast
Probably Norse.
Perhaps from Hoestr, uppermost:
Harrabol = hoerriból " upper town"
is about 2 miles north of it.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
DANIALSAN, Zabet- Moderator, Quakecity
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