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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH LINNHE | Loch Linnhe Loch Linnhe |
Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] McLeod, Funery Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Clerk, Corpach |
Various | A large arm of the sea running inland in a northeast direction from the east end of the Sound of Mull as far as Corpach, at the end of the Caledonian Canal. Length about forty miles. Bending to the west at Corpach it is known as Loch Eil. At Corran, where it is contracted to about a quarter of a mile in width, there is a ferry which connects Nether Lochaber, with Kingairloch and Morven. There are several islands in it of which Lismore is the largest. |
| SOUND OF MULL | Sound of Mull Sound of Mull |
Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] McLeod, Funery Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Clerk, Corpach |
Various | That portion of the sea dividing the Island of Mull from Morven. It lies between the end of Loch Linnhe and the end of Loch Sunart and is about twenty miles in length and between 2 and 4 in breadth - There are several islands in it, but none of any consequence except one near Tobermoray, which lying at the mouth of a bay forms a safe harbour. |
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[Page] 130Counties of Argyll and Inverness -- Parishes of Morven, Lismore, and Kilmallie
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