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OS1/9/3/40
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEINN A' MHANAICH | Ben a' Mhanaich Ben a' Mhanaich Ben a' Mhanaich Ben a' Mhanaich Finnart Hill |
Rev. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] McFarlan, Arroquhar Donald Sinclair, Firken Colin McKay, Gleann na Caorruinn Peter Turner, Auchengavin New Statistical Account |
009 | A mountain, on the western boundary of the Parish of Luss, which rises 2300 feet above the level of the sea. Its top is formed of two distinct knolls with a considerable hollow between them. Its North end is composed of a broken precipice which, to look at from the bottom, seems to be almost perpendicular, and is quite inaccessible. It bears a minor feature, ("Ben Bhreachd"), on its western slope. The name signifies the Monk's Mountain. |
| BEINN BHREAC | Ben Bhreachd | Rev. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] McFarlan, Arroqquhar Donald Sinclair, Firken Colin McKay, Gleann na Caorruinn Peter Turner, Auchengavin New Statistical Account |
009 | A name signifying the Mottled Mountain applied to an irregular shaped hill on the Western slope of "Ben a' Mhanaich" and considerably lower than that mountain. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 40Co [County] Dumbarton
[Below entry for Beinn a' Mhanaich:]
Corrected at O.S.O [Ordnance Survey Office]
Glasgow
"Ben" from "Beinn or Beann, A mountain, A hill
"Mhanaich", from Manach. A Monk, A recluse.
[Below entry for Beinn Bhreac:]
Ben, as above
"Bhreachd" from "Breac", Spotted, speckled &c.
Beinn Bhreac written on plan
at O.S.O. [Ordnance Survey Office] Glasgow
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, CorrieBuidhe- Moderator
Location information for this page.
Linked mapsheets.
