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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH AN DUIN | Loch an Duin | Mr E. McDonald A. A. Carmichael Esq |
032 | This name is applied to a fresh water loch, 20 chains long, and situate 5 chains north from Loch na Caiginn. The name signifies "Loch of the fort". |
| DUN | Dun | Mr E. McDonald A. A. Carmichael Esq |
032 | This is an ancient building, situate in the above described loch [Loch an Duin]; all that remains of it is a circular wall rising from the surface of the water, there being no island to be seen above the surface, it is built of flatish moorstones and is in a good state of preservation, and stands about 5 feet above the surface of the water. During very dry weather it may be approached from the north shore by stepping stones. The name signifies "Fort". The stepping stones appear to belong to the same period as the remains of the Dun or fort which is said to be Danish. |
| OR EILEAN | Or Eilean | Mr E. McDonald A. A. Carmichael Esq |
032 | Applies to a small island on the shore of the northern extremity of Hoe Beg. |
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[Page] 66Parish of N. [North] Uist -- Co. [County] of Inverness
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Colin Macca
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