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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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Culla Stump | A'Chùile Culla |
Mr M. MacMillan Admiralty Chart AA Carmichael Esq I McSweyn Ground Officer & Mr M MacMillan Postmaster |
044; 046 | Meaning obscure and is applied to a bay, situated about ½ mile to the northwest of Nunton This name applies only to the South side of the bay |
Cladh Mhuire (Burial Ground) | Cladh Mhuire (Burial Ground) | Mr M. MacMillan Admiralty Chart AA Carmichael Esq | 044; 046 | Meaning "St Mary's Church Yard" and is applied to a burying place, which is used at the present time, but is of ancient date, There is a small roofless building standing inside this graveyard which is supposed to have been a chapel at one time (St. Mary's Chapel) hence the name given to the graveyard- situated a short distance to the north-east of NUnton |
Chapel (Ruins) | Chapel (Ruins) | AA Carmichael Esq. | 9th Sep [September] 1873 This is the Ruins of an ancient Chapel- no information can be obtained when it became a ruin, or when it was erected , or if it had ever a dedicating name. It is supposed to have been built in the time of St. Columba |
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