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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
AN SÌTHEAN An Sìthean
An Sìthean
An Sìthean
Archibald Sinclair Bovuy
Dugald McKinlay Bovuy
Mr Scott Bovuy
113 A green Knoll on the top of a rocky ridge, about half a mile South E. [East] of Bovuy. Sig. [Signification] "Fairy Knoll"
CREAG BRACHA Creag Braich
Creag Braich
Creag Braich
"Creag Bracha"
A. Sinclair
D. McKinlay
Mr Scott
G.O. [Gaelic Orthography]
113 A small face of crag about 1 mile S. [South] West of "Allt Fearna" stretching from the peat road northward. Sig. [Signification] "Malt Craig"
CLACH BHARR Clach Bharr
Clach Bharr
A. Sinclair
D. McKinlay
113 A rocky hill feature about ½ mile south E. [East] of Bovuy. South side of peat road. Sig. [Signification] "Stony Top"

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Clach Bharr: The Name was changed from Clachach to Clach and initialled RH [R. Hawkins, Sapper RE], Clachach was included as a variation in spelling, then struck out. "Clach" circled with the pencilled note: "The one syllable is the best even tho not strictly grammatical An adjective of more than one syllable is not placed before its noun} The country people would not say Clachach Bharr - It sou[nds] uncouth and bad"

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