OS1/18/8/95

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BALUACHRACH Baluachrach Mr John Maclean late Schoolmaster Carinish
A. A. Carmichael Esq
039 This name means Upper Town and is applied to a district situated 1/4 mile to the west of the head of Loch Mor. The houses and office are all one storey high thatched and in ordinary repair. Proprietor Sir John P. Orde Bart [Baronet].
LOCH A' MHORGHAIN Loch a' Mhorghain Mr John Maclean
A. A. Carmichael Esq
039 This name means Loch of the Rocks or Rough Sand and is applied to a marsh situated about 13 chains to the south of Cnoc na Bo-Glaise.
CNOC NA CROISE MOR Cnoc na Croise Mor Mr John Maclean
A. A. Carmichael Esq
039 This name means Knoll of the large Cross and is applied to a Knoll where it is generally supposed a large cross once stood, hence the name. It is situated about 15 chains to the east of Teampull na Trionaid.

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