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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
SGEIR NAN RÒN Sgeir na Ròn
Sgeir na Ròn
Sgeir na Ròn
"Sgeir nan Ròn",
Neil Henderson
Colin McNeill
Alexander McGougan
The Seal's Rock
234 A large low water rock lying between Gigalum and and Gigha
Sign. [Signification] The Seal's Rock.
CNAP AIR MUIR Cnap air Muir


"Cnapaire Mara",
Neil Henderson
Colin McNeill
Alexander McGougan
"Sea Rock"
234 A smaller rock than the above, lying between it and Gigalum.
Sign. [Signification] "Sea Rock".
SGEIR MHÒR Sgeir Mhòr


Sgeir Mhòr
Neil Henderson
Colin McNeill
Alexander McGougan
234 A large flat rock a short distance .
west of Cnap air Muir.
Sign. [Signification] Big Rock.
SGEIR NAN SGARBH Sgeir na Sgairbh


"Sgeir nan Sgarbh".
Sgeir an Sgairbh.
Neil Henderson
Colin McNeill
Alexander McGougan
The Cormorants' Rock
The Cormorant's Rock
234 A large, high rock lying to the south of Sgeir Mhòr
Sign. [Signification] "The Cormorant's Rock"
SGEIR LEATHAN Sgeir Leathan Neil Henderson
Colin McNeill
Alexander McGougan
234 A large flat rock a few chains west of Sgeir na Sgairbh
Sign. [Signification] "Wide Rock"

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Cnap Air Muir [note]
"Sea Rock" - "Cnapaire" is anything stout or bulky, as
a rock, and "Mara" is the gen: [genitive] of Muir, sea. The prep: [preposition]
"air", on; which governs the dative of "Muir" is scarcely to
be considered. [Initialled] R.H.

Sgeir Leathan [note]
one -n sufficient

Transcriber's notes

In the "Sgeir nan Ròn" entry it appears the word "and" has been entered twice by mistake.

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