OS1/9/2/22

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
ARDLEISH Ardleish
Ardleish
Ardleish
Montague Martin Esqr. Factor
Colin McEwen Occupier
Peter McIntyre Stuckindroin
004 A farm house with sheep grazing attached. The property of Sir James Colquhoun Bart. [Baronet]
BEINN DUCTEACH Beinn Ducteach
Beinn Ducteach
Beinn Ducteach
Beinn Ducteach
Benknockie
Peter McIntyre
Malcolm Brodie
Colin McEwen, Ardleish
Peter McIntyre, Inverarnan
Estate Map
004 A well known name applied to a hill of considerable height conical topped and rocky, On the top of which is the junction of the Counties of Dumbarton, Stirling and Perth. And situated about a mile and half East of Ardleish, [continued on page 23]
CRUACH Cruach
Cruach
Cruach
Peter McIntyre
Malcolm Brodie
Peter McIntyre, Inverarnan
004 This name is applied to a prominent conical topped hill rocky and situated about 60 chains north East of Ardleish

Continued entries/extra info

22

County Dumbarton

[Below entry for Cruach:]
Cruach, A stack, a high hill, etc, etc,
Cruach, a high hill -
A' Chruach, - The Stack
A' Chruach Note.
a def. [definite] noun fem. [feminine] in the nom. [nominative] case
is generally aspirated
Cruach being a common noun applying to an object of which it is descriptive
It is a general rule in topographical names to write the article before such a name e.g. If there
were Several Knols called Fells, we would write "The Fells". To a house called cottage we
would write "The Cottage" etc, etc, Stack, "The Stack" Pinnacle, "The Pinnacle" etc, etc
Dr. [Doctor] McGillivray thinks this quite unnecessary JB

[Below entry for Beinn Ducteach:]
Beinn, a mountain - Ducteach from Duc, a hillock.

  Transcribers who have contributed to this page.

Alison James- Moderator, Ann Bray

  Location information for this page.