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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
DÙN LOCHAN NAN CARRANAN Dùun Lochan nan Carranan Mr John Macdonald Carnan Iochdar 048 Meaning "Fort of the Rocky Loch", and is applied to the remains of an ancient fort, Situated at the South end of the loch known as Loch nan Carranan, The walls of this fort stands a few feet high.
OBAN NEAD AN FHITHICH Oban Nead an Fhitich Mr John Macdonald
A A Carmichael. Esq
048 Meaning "Bay of the Raven's Nest", and is applied to a creek on the West side of Loch an Ose
BUAILE-DHUBH Buaile-dhubh
Buledhu
Mr John Macdonald
A A. Carmichael Esq
Val [Valuation] Book 1868-9 p [page] 99
048 Meaning obscure and is applied to a cultivated district, containing a number of croft houses & offices, all one storey high, & thatched Situated adjacent and to the South of Carnan Iochdar
Proprietor John Gordon Esqr. Cluny Castle

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