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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLACH A' CHAIT | Clach a' Chat Clach a' Chat Clach a' Chait |
A. McKillop D. Kerr, Corrie Gaelic Orthography |
238 | A large stone lying on the roadside - Sign[Signification]: The Cat's Stone |
| CLACH AN FHIONN | Clach an In Clach an In Clach an Fhionn |
A. McKillop D. Kerr, Corrie Gaelic Orthography |
238 | A large peaked stone lying on the shore. Sign[Signification] : The Chiefs (or Fingal's) Stone. |
| SCHOOL [Corrie] | School School School |
Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Blacklock Robert Douglas, Corrie. A. McKillop. |
238 | A new school house supported exactly as the one at Brodick, by the Duchess of Hamilton's gratuity, yearly Government Grant, & School fees. |
| CORRIE | Corrie Corrie Corrie Corrie |
Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Blacklock Robert Douglas, Corrie. A. McKillop. Estate Plan |
238 | A small village occupied chiefly by fishermen. There are extensive Limestone Mines at it, but they have not been wrought for some time, There are a Post Office and good Hotel in the place, and steamers call on their way from Largs to Lamlash every day in summer - there is also a harbour. *The structure of limestone at Corrie extends up the hills, rising towards the North and dipping S.E. [South East] at 36˚. The rock is of a bluish gray color, & the workings are inclined adits descending in the line of dip", Bryce's Geology of Arran, P. [page] 126-7. |
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