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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
THE OBE The Obe

Loch an t-Oib
Obb of Harris
Obb of Harris
The Obe
Mr Angus Morrison Ferryman
Mr John Shaw Ferryman
A.A. Carmichael Esq.
Admiralty Chart
BlacKs Map.
A. Shaw Strond.
022 This name signifies "The Loch" and applies to a saltwater bay situated about two and one half miles northwest of Rodel, & branching off the sound of Harris, it is accessable by Small boars at High Water only.
LIANA BÀN Liana Bàn
Liana Bàn
Mr Angus Morrison Ferryman Mr John Shaw Ferryman
A.A. Carmichael Esq.
022 This name signifies "The White Plain" and applies to a dwelling house two Stories high and Slated, together with some land, Right Hon [Honourable] Earl of Dunmore propr [proprietor]
RUDH' AN LOSAID Ruadh' an Losaid Mr Angus Morrison Ferryman Mr John Shaw Ferryman
A.A. Carmichael Esq.
022 This name Signifies the "Thigh Shaped point" and applies to a point of land Situated west of the entrance of The Obe, it is Covered with heathy pasture. Right Hon. [Honourable] Earl of Dunmore propr [proprietor]

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County of Inverness -- Parish of Harris

Liana Bàn [note] Situated near the county road 1/4 N.W. [North West] of Obe

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