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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNAP NA CRICHE | Cnap na Criche | M. Brodie, Garbal M. McIntyre, Ardvorlich Angus McIntyre Lochsloy |
003 | A prominent height near the boundary between two farms, which gives it the name |
| LOCHAN SRATH DUBH-UISGE | Lochan Sratha Dhuibh Uisge Lochan Sratha Dhuibh Uisge Lochan Sratha Dhuibh Uisge |
M. Brodie, Garbal M. McIntyre, Ardvorlich Angus McIntyre, Lochsloy |
003 | A small lake lying north of "Cnap na Criche", It is named from the valley into which the water flowing from it runs |
| MAOL BREAC | Maol Breac | M. Brodie, Garbal M. McIntyre, Ardvorlich Angus McIntyre, Lochsloy |
003 | A name signifying the mottled promontory, applied to a sharp peaked eminence on the Boundary between Dumbarton and Argyle Shires. |
Continued entries/extra info
9Co. [County] Dumbarton
[Below entry for Lochan Srath Dubh-uisge:]
Corrected on plan C.H.
"Lochan, a little loch, Srath, a valley, Dhuibh, of the black - Uisge - water."
From the pronunciation the propriety
of writing the name as above suggested
will be obvious.
[Below entry for Cnap na Criche:]
"Cnap - a knoll. Criche, of the boundary."
[Below entry for Maol Breac:]
"Maol, a promontory. Breac, spotted"
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, AndrewN - Moderator, Elizabeth Carmichael
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