OS1/18/6/95
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CNOC A' CHAISTEIL | Cnoc a' Chaisteil | Mr John Morrison A. A. Carmichael Esq |
031 | Is applied to a small Knoll situate close to the highwater mark 10 chains west from Tobar Didomhnuich. Signification "The castle Knoll". |
CASTLE (Site of) | Castle (site of) | Mr John Morrison A. A. Carmichael Esq |
031 | This is said to be the site of an ancient castle, of what period I could not ascertain. There is nothing remaining to mark the spot unless a small hollow surrounded by the tract of what appears to have been a bank, which is 160 feet in diameter. It is situate 7 chains north west of Cnoc a Chaisteil. |
FAOGHAIL VALLAQUIE | Foaghail Vallaquie Faughail Bhala-cuith |
J. Macdonald Esq Factor Mr John Morrison A. A. Carmichael Esq |
031 | Is applied to a narrow channel of the sea which can be forded at high water, situate between Vallaquie and Trumisgarry. The name signifies "Vallaquie ford". |
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