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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARNACH | Carnach Carnach Carnach |
Mr A Cameron Carnach Mr Donald McMillan Carnach Mr John Cameron, Ballachulish |
031 | A struggling village chiefly composed of old thatched houses, on either side of county road, also on margin of "River Coe", Situated at mouth of Glencoe. It is principally inhabithed by the workmen of Ballachulish Slate Quarries. |
| CLACH EANRUIG | Clach Eanruig Clach Eanruig Clach Eanruig |
Mr A Cameron Mr D Cameron Tighphuirt Mr Donald McDonald, Carnach |
031 | This well known name is applied to a granite boulder, about 3 1/2 feet in height, situated in a field a little south of Carnach, and Deriving this appellation from the tradition that one of the soldiers named Henderson or Henry, billeted with a family in the above village, took one of its members to this stone, the night previous to the massacre (of Glencoe (1692), and addressing it, gave warning of the approaching danger, his companion understanding, saved himself by instant flight., Sign [Signification] "Henry's stone" |
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EILEAN BHULICAN, prepopulated field was on this page, it belongs on Page 119.A note in Authorities Column between the two entries: "1911 Lochage[?]" I didn't transcribe it.
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