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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DÙN ACH NA H-ACHA | Dùn Achnaha Dùn Achnaha Dùn Achnaha "Dùn Ach na h-acha", |
Robert Stewart Duncan McMillan Dugald McDugald possibly, which is rendered "The skirmish-mound Fort". |
241 | A Circular fort, no correct information can be gleaned respecting these small forts or Circles. The people generally believe them to be the sites of Castles, & some believe them to be Danish Forts. Evidently they have been places of defence at some former period, as the foundation of a wall can be traced in the most of them. |
| FORT [Dùn Ach na h-Acha] | Dùn Achnaha Dùn Achnaha Dùn Achnaha "Dùn Ach na h-acha", |
Robert Stewart Duncan McMillan Dugald McDugald possibly, which is rendered "The skirmish-mound Fort". |
241 | A Circular fort, no correct information can be gleaned respecting these small forts or Circles. The people generally believe them to be the sites of Castles, & some believe them to be Danish Forts. Evidently they have been places of defence at some former period, as the foundation of a wall can be traced in the most of them. |
| SOUTH MAUSDALE | South Mausdale South Mausdale South Mausdale |
John Nevin Occr. [Occupier] John Colville Esqr. Pro. [Proprietor] D. McMillan |
241 | A farm house and offices the property of John Colville Esqr. Campbelton |
| STANDING STONE [Carragh Mausdale] | Carradh Mausdale Carradh Carragh Carra |
John Nevin John Colville Esqr. D. McMillan McFarlanes Gaelic Dictionary McLeod's Gaelic Dictionary The local pronunciation |
241 | A short distance S.W. [South West] from this house in a stone dyke is a considerable high Standing Stone called Carradh Mausdale. |
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[Page] 41Standing Stone [note]
both signifying a stone pillar [referring to Carradh and Carragh].
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