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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EILEAN AN RIGH | Eilean an Righ | Speyside Guide Mr. McLaran Moy Mr. Y. Sinton Aberarder |
129 | Eilean an Righ or the King's Island, the largest of the two islands near the middle of Loch Laggan. On which are still the remains of a building believed to have been the hunting lodge of King Fergus. The doorway is not three feet wide, and in both sides there is a groove, as if it had been closed in the manner of a portcullis, and a hole in each side may have been for the reception of a bar; and near one side of the door is a narrow slit, as if for reconnoitering The rock consisting of the island is of the prevaling gneiss; but, as if for ornament, immediately under the door for the wall is on the edge of the island _ it is traversed by a vein of large grained granite. |
| EILEAN NAN CON | Eilean na Coin Eilean nan Con |
Speyside Guide Mr. McLaran Moy Mr. Y. Sinton Aberarder The above [Initial] J.M.D. |
129 | On the smaller island, called Eilean na Coin, or the Dog's Island, there are no ruins, and the name indicated the belief that it was the site of the Royal Kennel. A few stunted and weather beaten trees, bent towards the east, show that the west wind is most powerful or prevalent on the loch. See Speyside Guide Page 212 |
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[Initial] J.M.D.
[Pencil note below the name "Eilean an Righ" in the Various modes of Spelling column]
[Initial] J.M.D.
[Pencil note above the name "EILEAN NAN CON" in the List of Names column]
Eilean nan Coin
[Signed] William George Sillifant Sapr. R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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