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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SLOC AN T-SRANNAIN | Sloc an t-Srannan Sloc an t-Srannan Sloc-an-Tshbrannan "Sloc an t-Srannain", |
Colin McNeill, Newhouse Alexander McGougan Newhouse Old Statl. [Statistical] Account Gael: Ortho. [Gaelic Orthography] |
234 | A large Cavern on the sea shore about a quarter of a mile north of Eilean a Leum, and at the western base of Carn a' Leum. It derives it's name from the peculiar noise which the sea makes when rolling in and out of it. It signifies "The Snoring pit". "At a small distance north of Sloc' an Leim is another subterraneous passage called Sloc-an-Tshbrannan (pronounced Slok-an-trannan) i.e. Snoring pit. from the kind of noise it makes. It is about 36 feet long, and the Channel which leads to it more than 40. Old Statl. [Statistical] Account. |
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