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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CORN MILL [Ardaily] | Mill (Corn) Mill (Corn) Mill (Corn) |
Mr. Wotherspoon Mill Mr. McNeil Post Office Rd. [Reverend] Mr Curdie Manse |
222 | A well built Corn Mill, in good repair, to which is attached a low thatched cottage. It is situated on the West side of the island, near Ardaily, & is the only one on the Island of Gigha. |
UAMH AN TUILL | Uamh an tuill Uamh an tuill "Uamh an Tuill" |
Mr. Wotherspoon Mill Archibald McMillan Ardacha Cave of the Hole. |
222 | A small cave a little to the west of the "Mill", at the foot of a precipice near the shore & is much frequented by rock pigeons. Sig. [Signification] "The hole of the Cave" |
MEALL AIRD-AILIDH | Meall Airdailaidh Meall Airdailaidh Meall Airdailaidh "Meall Aird-ailidh" |
Mr. Wotherspoon Archibald McMillan Peter Galbraith Gael: ortho. [Gaelic orthography] |
222 | A round eminence situate near the shore, S.W. [South West] of the Mill Sig. [Signification] "Heap of the breezes height" |
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