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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
CREAGAN DUBHA Creagan Dubha
Creagan Dubha
Creagan Dubha
Montague Martin Esqr. Factor
John Millar
Peter Turner
010 This name is applied to several small rocks in Loch Lomond, situated about 20 chains west of the western Extremity of "Inchlonaig". the name signifies the Black Rocks.
FRAOCH EILEAN Fraoch Eilean
Fraoch Eilean
Fraoch Eilean
Montague Martin Esqr.
John Millar
Peter Turner
010 A small Island, with a rocky shore and planted with fir trees, situated about half a mile north of Inchtavannach, and nearly opposite Luss. the name signifies the Heather Isle.
EILEAN DARAICH Eilean Daraich
Eilean Daraich
Eilean Daraich
John Millar
Peter Turner
Donald Watt
010 A small Isle off the west point of Inchlonaig. it is principally a flat rock. with a few trees (oak) the name signifies Oak Island
EILEAN NA H-AON CRAOIBHE Eilean na h-aon Craoibhe
Eilean na h-aon Craoibhe
Peter Turner
Peter Johnson
010 This name which is not very well known, in the locality, is applied to a Small Isle, about 20 chains east of Fraoch Eilean, the name signifies The one tree Isle.

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County Dumbarton

[Below entry for Creagan Dubha:]
Creagan (From Creag G. [Gaelic]) Rocks
Dubha (G) [Gaelic] Black

[Below entry for Fraoch Eilean:]
Fraoch (G) [Gaelic] Heather
Eilean (G) [Gaelic[ An Island

[Below entry for Eilean Darach:]
Eilean (G) [Gaelic] An island
Darach (from Darach G [Gaelic]) Oak

[Below entry for Eilean na h-aon Craoibhe:]
Eilean, An Island
"Eilean na h-aon Craoibhe"
The one tree Isle
The numerals aon, da, a'cheud or an ceud
aspirate their nouns as aon phiob, etc.
F.G. [Forbes' Grammar?] p. 214

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