OS1/18/10/5
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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POST OFFICE [Balivanich] | Post Office | Mr. Malcolm MacMillan Postmaster Balivanich | 044 | This name is applied to a Post Office, situated on the north side of the district of Balivanich, it is one storey high, thatched, and in ordinary repair. Post arrives and departs 3 times a week (weather permitting). this is a sub P.O. [Post Office] Lochmaddy being the Major Office. |
SGEIR A' CHEOTHAIN | Sgeir a' Cheòthain | Mr. M. MacMillan A A Carmichael Esq |
044 | Meaning obscure and is applied to high & low water rocks, situated about ½ mile to the north of the bay known as An "Ceòthan" |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 5Benbecula, Parish South Uist -- County of Inverness
Transcriber's notes
Sgeir a' Chiothain crossed out and replaced with Sgeir a' Cheòthain.Note on page - Cancelled By Order John T. Hoban Ca [Civilian Assistant] 25 Aug [August] 1877. This note has been crossed out and 'retain' noted on page.
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