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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
Douglas Water (Continued) [Continued from Page 67]
"In the south of the Parish a stream called the Douglas burn runs Eastward into Lochfyne."
"Origines Parochiales"
CNOC AN AINGIL Cnoc an Aingeil
Cnoc an Aingeil
Cnoc an Aingeil
"Cnocan Aingil"
Cnoc an Aingil
Mr McVicar
Mr Malcolm Clark
Mr McKechnie Claonairi
Messenger's Knoll
Ortho. Appd. [Orthography Approved]
140 A small wooded knoll close to the farm of Claonairi.
Sign. [Signification] "Angel's Knoll" not little knoll as now written
DUN SGAICH Dun Sgaich Mr McVicar
Mr Malcolm Clark
Mr McKechnie Claonairi
140 A prominent wooded hill about 1/2 a mile to the south East of Claonairi farm house.
Sign. [Signification] "Uncertain"
ALLT CREAG A' GHILL'EACHAIN Allt Creag a' Ghill eachan


Allt Creag a' Ghille
"Allt Creag a' Ghille-eichein"
Allt Creag a' Ghill'eachain
Mr McVicar
Mr Malcolm Clark
Mr McKechnie Claonairi
The lads rock B. [Burn]
"Burn of the Groom's Rock.
Burn of the lad's rock.
140 A mountain stream having its source on Cosdubh (Trace 3 140.8) & flowing in a northerly direction till it falls into Douglas Water.
Sign. [Signification] "Burn of the lads rock"

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Argyllshire -- Parish of Inverary

[Note - Cnoc an Aingil]
Is it correct to write it the diminutive?
It is against all the authorities
more commonly written "Cnocan Aingil"
See Dewar & McLeods Dicty. [Dictionary]
Also MacEachainn's

[Note - Allt Creag a' Ghill'eachain]
Gille-each
or
Gill'each A groom - (Diminutive Gille-eachan)
Gille-eachan A little groom, or lad, Dim [Diminutive] of Gill'each
Gill'eachan
See p. [page] 26

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