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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNOC AN RATH | Croch-Kan-raa Knock-na-raw Knock-na-raw Cnòc an Rath |
Wilsons Guide to Bute Estate Map Mr. Muir Factor the circle hill |
193.16 | Crochkanraa, the hill of the camp. It is an oval form, and occupies, the level top of a promontory jutting out from the elevated bank above the meadows; The ground is very steep all round, except the neck connecting it with the hill, where a ditch was cut across; it was surrounded by a wall of stones and earth, 12 feet thick; the wall was double at the neck above mentioned, where the entrance had been. "Wilson's Guide to Bute" This wall is still visible in some places, as shown [Initialled] JB. |
| FORT (Cnoc an Rath) | 193.16 | There is another fort on 194-13. likewise called crochkan-raa, Revd. [Reverend] Mr. McBride ascribes both to be Danish, but I could not learn which of the two names given is the proper one. | ||
| WEST ST. COLMAC | West St. Colmac West St. Colmac West St. Colmac West St. Colmac |
Estate Map Factor Val [Valuation] Roll County Directory |
193.16 | A large Farm steading the property of the Marquis of Bute, |
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