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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLL A' CHARRA | Poll a Charra | Mr Angus McAngus North Boisdale South Uist A A Carmichael Esq |
057 | This name is applied to a small creek or bay situate to the S [South] of Polachara Inn in this bay are boats going to and from Barra start & land it is the principal landing place on the S. E. [South East] of the Island of S [South] Uist its significance is the "port or pond of the Standing Stone." |
| Ebiskeir Ebisgeir |
Mr Angus McAngus North Boisdale South Uist & A Morrison Pollchar A A Carmichael Esq |
This name is applied to a large high water rock situaate a very short distance to the west of Pollachar Inn | ||
| CEANN TRAIGH nA CROISE | Ceann Traigh na Croish | Mr Angus McAngus North Boisdale South Uist A A Carmichael Esq | This name is applied to a small headland situate immediately to the West of Polachara Inn its signification is the "Crossponit, or point of the Cross." | |
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[Page] 111County of Inverness
Parish of South Uist
Transcriber's notes
POLL A' CHARRA has the following note:The stone west of the house & N.W. [North West] of the creek has only recently been erected, but is supposed to have been previously lying flat there for a ong time. Although it is probably an ancient standing stone, the authorities are doubtful.
EBISKEIR
incomplete fields column 1 and 4
Sgir nah Iolam
Cancelled by order John T Hoban Cu [Corporal] 21 Aug [August] 77
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