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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SÌTHEAN ODHAR | Sìthean Odhar (Dun Coloured Fairy Hill) | Peter Fraser John McDonald John McLarne |
084 | A small hill, or hillock on the east Bank of "Allt Odhar" supposed to have been inhabited by Fairies: the property of Lord Lovett. |
| RED BURN | Red Burn | Peter Fraser John McDonald John McLarne |
084 | A small Stream; a tributary of "Allt Odhar" |
| MEALL NAN UAMH | Meall nan Uaigh (Hill of the Graves) | Peter Fraser John McDonald John McLarne |
084 | A high rocky hill the property of Lord Lovett. |
| ALLT NAN SÌTHEÁN | Alltnan sìthean (A small Fairy stream) | Peter Fraser John McDonald John McLarne |
084 | A small Stream; a tributary of "Allt Odhar" |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 21Co. [County] of Inverness Parish of Boleskin
[Pencil notes pertaining to the name "SÌTHEAN ODHAR" in the List of Names column]
Sìthean Odhar
little deer hill
[Pencil noted pertaining to the name "MEALL NAN UAMH" in the List of Names column]
The meaning of this name
evidently is a place wherein
are to be found a number
of graves see the word Uamhoag
Uamhach
[Pencil notes pertaining to the name "MEALL NAN UAMH" in the List of Names column]
Meallan Uaghach
the hill abounding in graves
Roman Print
Meall nan Uamh Hill of the caves?
Meall nan Uaigh Hill of the graves
Is it not from caves not from graves?
Yes
[note pointing to the crossed out (A small Grave Hill)] This meaning does not agree with the descriptive remarks_ with one it is small and the other high?
Allt na h-Uaigh?
Hill of the grave
[Pencil note pertaining to the name "ALLT NAN SÌTHEÁN" in the List of Names column]
acute accent see page 25
[Signed] Robert Kane Sapr. R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Art Leitch
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