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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL AND POST OFFICE [Castlebay] | Post office, and School | Mr McDonald, Schoolmaster Mr McLellan Mr McRae |
064 | This is a post office and school under the one roof, and Kept by the same person, at Castlebay. The mails arrive from the post office at Loch na Ob by travelling postman, twice a week, and is due at 4. oclock P.M. at which time mails are despatched. It is subject to the P.O. at polachar South Uist, The school was established by the Ladies' Society at Edinburgh, by which Society it is chiefly supported, but the school is little patronized by the inhabitants, and the average is only about 20. It is the property of J. Gordon Esqr The house is thatched, one storey high, and in fair repair Boys & Girls are educated in the above school |
| GLAC NA BUIDHE | 064 | For authorities and description, See 6 in Name Book Block 7. Hebrides | ||
| DUN | Dùn | Mr McDonald Mr McLellan Mr D McRae |
064 | This is the remains of what is said to have been a Danish fort, part only of the wall remains which is only about a foot high. It is situated at the N E [North East] end of Castle Bay on a small Knowe |
| GLENLOTS | Glen Lots Glenlots |
Mr Mcdonald Mr McLellan Mr McRae Val [Valuation] Roll 1868.9. |
064 | This name is given to a a small cultivated district situated on the West side of Allt a Gleann, and on the north side of Castle bay It is the property of J Gordon Esqr Cluny Castle Aberdeenshire |
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