OS1/18/7/73
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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LOCH NA BEISTE | Loch na Beiste | Mr E. McDonald A. A. Carmichael Esq |
032 | This name signifies "Loch of the beast" and is applied to a small loch situate 30 chains north east from Loch na Caiginn. |
LOCH NA COINTICH | Loch na Cointich | Mr E. McDonald A. A. Carmichael Esq | 032 | Is applied to a fresh water loch 25 chains long, situate 3/4 mile in an easterly direction from Loch na Caiginn. Signification "Loch of the fog". |
LOCH NAN SMALLAG | Loch nan Smallag | Mr E. McDonald A. A. Carmichael Esq |
032 | Is a small loch 10 chains in length and situate 45 chains in a north westerly direction from Loch na Cointich. The name signifies "Loch of the young seath" - fish. |
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[Page] 73Parish of N. [North] Uist -- Co. [County] of Inverness
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Colin Macca
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