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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
COIREAN BANA Coirein Bàn
Coirein Bàn
Coirein Bàn
Coirean Bàna
Allan McDougall
Hugh McGlashan
Thomas Blair
Gaelic Orthography
142 A name applied to several depressions or hollows in the south east slope of Ben Donich.
Sign. [Signification] Fair dells.
COIRE A' CHUIR Coire Charr
Coire a' Chuir
Coire Cuir
Allan McDougall Hugh McGlashan Thomas Blair 142 A very prominent and rocky valley, or large dell, situated about one mile & a half north west of the village of Lochgoilhead.
Sign. [Signification] Not known
MULLACH COIRE A' CHUIR Mullach Coire Charr
Mullach Coire Charr
"Mullach Coire a' Chuir"
Allan McDougall Hugh McGlashan Thomas Blair
John Jackson
A conspicuous rocky eminence between Coire Charr & coire nam Muc.
Sign [Signification] Top of Coire Charr.

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COIREAN BANA
Coireachan Bàna or Coireinean Bàna from the nature of the objects it is very likely to be the plural of Coirean is the correct form.
Coireachan plural of Coire
Coirean Dim. [Diminutive] of Coire gen. [genetive sing. [singular] - Coirein
nom. [nominative] plural Coireinean

COIRE A' CHUIR
Coire a' Chuir The winding corry
Coire Cuir Winding corry
Charr this is very doubtful It does not appear from Coire Charr that the name adopted is correct.

Transcriber's notes

MULLACH COIRE A' CHUIR I have added this row.

Pencil written note re Charr applies to both Coire Charr and Mullach Coire Charr

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Celia Skelton

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