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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT BÀN | Port Bàn Port Bàn Port Bàn |
Mr. McCallum Tarbert Dugald Wilson, Gortaneorna Donald Hyman |
213 | A name applied to a fine sandy portion of the foreshore between Skipness Point & flat rocks about 10 chains west of the same. Sign. [Signification] "Fair Port". |
| SKIPNESS POINT | Skipness Point Skipness Point |
Mr. McCallum Tarbert Dugald Wilson, Gortaneorna Donald Hyman W T Fraser Esqr. |
213 | A large point of land forming mouth of Loch Fine on the west, (Ard Lamont the opposite side on the east). It also forms north side of the entrance to Kilbrannan Sound. The north point of Arran forming the southern. The foreshore at this point is bold & rocky. |
| EILEAN CARRACH | Eilean Carach "Eilean Carrach" |
Mr. McCallum Tarbert Dugald Wilson, Gortaneorna Donald Hyman G. Ortho. [Gaelic Orthography] for "Rocky Island". |
213 | A reef of flat rocks a little distance off the above point, visible at Low Water only. Sig. [Signification] "Rocky Island". |
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[Notes to Eilean Carrach:]
like an island
Eilean Carrach Rocky Island
Carrach - Rocky, of uneven surface, stony, &c,
Carach cunning, sly, winding - This would not well apply to a rocky place it would better apply to a stream.
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