OS1/17/16/9

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
DUBH LOCHÁN Dubh Lochán Black Lochs James McIntyre Gamekeeper
William Paterson Shepherd
John McLaren Shepherd
Revd. [Reverend] A Campbell R.C.P. [Roman Catholic Priest]
084 A number of small lochs in an elevated hollow & lying between the hills of Cairn Vangie and Carn a Cuilionn
ALLTAN CLACHACH Alltan Clachlach Little Stoney Burn James McIntyre Gamekeeper
William Paterson Shepherd
John McLaren Shepherd
Revd. [Reverend] A Campbell R.C.P. [Roman Catholic Priest]
084 A small stream rising in Coire Dhu and running into Allt Branach
LOCHAN NA STÀIRNE Lochan na Starine James McIntyre Gamekeeper
William Paterson Shepherd
John McLaren Shepherd
Revd. [Reverend] A Campbell R.C.P. [Roman Catholic Priest]
084 Lochan - "A small Loch."
Stairn - A noise resembling the tramp of horses feet.
The name applies to the largest loch near the Dhu Loch and the stream flowing from it makes a noise resembling the tramp of horses feet, & hence the name

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Parish Boleskine & Abertarff County Inverness

[Pencil notes pointing to the circled acute accent in the name "DUBH LOCHÁN" in the List of Names Column]
Dubh Lochán
making the plural with an acute accent has not been generally adopted on the plans but it might be
The termination an is plural the addition of the S is improper

[Further pencil notes pertaining to the name "DUBH LOCHÁN" in the List of Names Column]
Critically correct but it will require the C to make it sound like
???? of the parish says.

[Pencil notes pertaining to the name "ALLTAN CLACHACH" in the List of Names Column]
Alltan Clachcah Little Stoney Burn

[Pencil notes pointing to the underlined letters "an" in the name "Alltan Clachlach" in the Various modes of Spelling column]
Never place an article between a noun & adjective - in this case it is clearly the diminutive termination that is one an

[Pencil notes pertaining to the name "LOCHAN NA STÀIRNE" in the List of Names Column]
Lochan na Stàirne
a feminine noun genitive requires the article na

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