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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEALL BAN | Meall Bàn | Mr Alexander McMillan Tenant Garvard Mr N McNeil Farmer Garvard Colonsay Mr Hugh Buie Shepherd Bonaveh Colonsay |
165 | A Small Sandy knoll Situated ⅛ mile S.W. [South West] from "Rudha Bàn" & nearly a quarter of a mile S.E. [South East] from "Poll Gorm": English meaning:- White knoll |
| RUDHA BAN | Rudha Bàn | Mr Alexander McMillan Tenant Garvard Mr N McNeil Farmer Garvard Colonsay Mr Hugh Buie Shepherd Bonaveh Colonsay |
165 | Applies to a small sharp promontory, Situated; the North eastern extremity of the "Island of Oronsay," about ⅛ mile N.E. [North East] from "Meall Bàn" English meaning:- White promontory. |
| POLL GORM | Poll Gorm | Mr Alexander McMillan Tenant Garvard Mr N McNeil Farmer Garvard Colonsay Mr Hugh Buie Shepherd Bonaveh Colonsay |
165 | Applies to a narrow pool of Sea water "about ¼ mile in length," Situated in the Sound which Separates Oronsay from Colonsay, formed into a pool at low-water when the Sound is dry this about ¼ mile Northwest from Meall Bàn: English meaning:- Blue Pool |
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[Page] 117Island of Oronsay -- Ph [Parish] of Colonsay & Oronsay -- Argyllshire
[Signature] William Fraser
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Eleanor Brown
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