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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDVORLICH | Ardvorlich Ardvorlich Ardvorlich Ardvorlich |
Johnston's Co. [County] Map Thomas McDermid M. McIntyre N. McNeill |
004 | Two inferior dwelling houses, [on] each side of "Allt Ardvorlich" with outhouses attached. They are occupied by Shepherds and are the property of Sir J Colquhoun |
| COIRE NA BAINTIGHEARNA | Coire na Baintighearna Coire na Baintighearna Coire na Baintighearna Coire na Baintighearna |
M. Brodie M. McIntyre A. McIntyre Thomas McDermid |
004 | A large mountain dell in the East side of "Ben Vorlich". It extends from "Coire nan Each" to the "Little Hills" |
| COIRE NAN EACH | Coire nan Each | M. Brodie M. McIntyre A. McIntyre Thomas McDermid |
004 | A name signifying Horses' Dell applied to a considerable hollow in the east side of Ben Vorlich |
| LAG DUBH | Lag Dubh | M. Brodie M. McIntyre A. McIntyre Thomas McDermid |
004 | A name signifying the "Dark Hollow" applied to a slight depression in the South side of "Ben Vorlich" |
Continued entries/extra info
20Co. [County] Dumbarton
[Below entry for Ardvorlich]:
Ard, high, Mor, great, Leac, a flag, or flatstone. (Gaelic)
[Below entry for Coire na Baintighearna]:
"Coire - a dell, Bantighearna, a lady." (G. [Gaelic])
Coire na Bantighearna
See McL [McLeod] and Dewar's Dictionary for Bantighearn Gen Sing [Genitive Singular] Bantighearna
The first part of a compound word not be inflected
unles by aspiration. It is true Bantighearna is often written even in the nom. [nominative] case Baintighearna
But Bantighearna as given McLeod and Dewar's Dicty. [Dictionary] is preferable
[Below entry for Coire nan Each]:
"Coire, a dell. Each, a horse." (G. [Gaelic])
[Below entry for Lag Dubh]:
"Lag, a hollow, a cave, Dubh, Black." (G. [Gaelic])
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Elizabeth Carmichael
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