OS1/4/18/15
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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LAG BHREAC | Lag Bhreac Lag Bhreac Lag Bhreac |
Alexander Stewart Dell John Stewart Dell James Stewart Ballantruan |
035 | A small hollow immediately above the Dell. signifyng the Speckled hollow. |
TOBAR NAN RÒINEAG | Tobar nan Ròineag | Alexander Stewart Dell John Stewart Dell James Stewart Ballantruan |
035 | A spring well near the farm house of Dell. signifying the Well of the Hairs. On referring this name to the Examr [Examiner] he gives the following additional remarks. "This well had its name from the popular belief that a horse hair may be endowed with motion, if not life, by immersing it in water for a certain time, the experiment used to be tried in this well; such is the current explanation I have invariably got of this name, but on further consideration I think the plural form should be used". The plural form has consequently been adopted. |
TOM A' CHÌNN | Tom a Chìnn | Alexander Stewart Dell John Stewart Dell James Stewart Ballantruan |
035 | A prominent round knoll on Carn na Dalach. named from its appearance to the Head Knowe. |
ATH LEATHAN | Àth Leathan | Alexander Stewart Dell John Stewart Dell James Stewart Ballantruan |
035 | A private ford over the River Avon. meaning the Broad Ford. |
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