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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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LOCH AN DUIN | Loch an Dùin Loch an Dunain |
Mr MacMillan AA Carmichael Esq Admiralty Chart |
044 | This name is applied to a small loch, having an old Fort, situated on a peninsula running into this loch, Situated in the district of Balivanich and north of Loch Dun Muireach. Signifies "Fort Loch" |
Dùn | Dùn | Mr. MacMillan AA Carmichael Esq I McSweyn |
044 | Meaning "Fort" and is applied to the remains of what is supposed to have been a fort at one time. Its walls can now be traced It was built of large loose stones, of circular shape- a causeway of the same sort of stones leads to the "Old Fort" Proprietor John Gordon Esqr Cluny Castle |
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