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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
LEAC A' GHAILL Leachd-na-Gaill
Leachd-na-Gaill
Leac a' Chaill
Revd. [Reverend] Mr McTavish
Dugald McArthur
Declivity of the lowlander
183 A small enclosure, within which are the ruins of a house, situated on the east side of Inverchaolain Burn Sign. [Signification] The declivity of the Lowlander
ALLT NAN DEARCAG Allt nan Dearcaig
Allt nan Dearcaig
Allt nan Dearcaig
Allt nan Dearcag
Revd. [Reverend] Mr McTavish
Dugald McArthur
John Brown
Correct Gaelic
183 A Crooked stream rising near Bealach na Sreine and joining Inverchaolain Burn about 20 Chains south of Leachd-na-Gaill Sign. [Signification] Burn of the Little Berries
ELLERS BURN Allt an Eillecharst
Ellers Burn
Ellers Burn
Revd. [Reverend] Mr McTavish
Dugald McArthur
John Brown
183 A small stream to the wouth of Allt Dearcag. The Revd. [Reverend] Mr McTavish says that the name, given by him, signifies "the burn of the Alder-trees. The word "Ellers" is the lowland Scotch for Alders

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