OS1/2/5/113
| 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.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, hillhere
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