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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUDHA NA MOINE | Rudha na Moine | Donald McDonald Carpenter Belnahua. Mr William Shaw Storekeeper Belnahua Mr C.Campbell. Teacher Knockrome, Jura |
129 | This name applies to the northern extremety of "Eilean Dubh Beag." Sig. [Signification] Promontory of the Moss. |
| DUBH-FHEITH | Dubh - fhèith | Donald McDonald Carpenter Belnahua. Mr William Shaw Storekeeper Belnahua Mr C. Campbell. Teacher Knockrome, Jura |
129 | Two rocks situated about 2½ miles N. [North] from "Eilean Dubh Beag." & about 1½ mile N.W. [North West] from Belnahua in the parish of Jura The largest of these rocks rises out of the sea almost perpendicularly to a height of about 70 feet. There is only one place where it is possible to effect a landing on this rock on the E. [East] side & in the finest weather it is both difficult & dangerous. The smallest, which is also the northernmost, is flat and only rises a few feet above sea level. Sig. [Signification] Black Calm |
| BELNAHUA | Belnahua | Donald McDonald Carpenter Belnahua. Mr William Shaw Storekeeper Belnahua Mr C. Campbell. Teacher Knockrome, Jura John shaw Manager and William Shaw Storekeeper Belnahua. |
129 | An island, of the parish of Jura situated on the N. [North] end of the Sound of Luing & nearly half a mile N.W. [North West] from "Fladda." There are a number of houses on this island, occupied Chiefly by men employed in the slate quarries, for which it is famous. The area of this island is about 25 acres, & is the property of Bailie Morrison Glasgow. |
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[Page] 21[(S]heet 129 -- Argyll -- ph [parish] of Jura
[Signature] A. McDonald Lce Corpl.R.E. [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
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Eleanor Brown
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