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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CAMAS NAN LEAC | Camas nan Leac Camas nan Leac |
Mr. Nicolson Mr. Matheson |
043 | Signification "Bay of the flag-stones," and is applied to a small bay at the place called Laimhrig na Mòine. |
DÙN [Loch Eynort] | Dùn | Mr. Nicolson Mr. Matheson |
043 | Is applied to the remains of a supposed fort no information can be got on the ground concerning it. It stands on a prominent rock a portion of which forms the high water mark on the south coast of Loch Eynort & about 1 1/4 miles west from Craic-innis. There is a portion of the wall still standing, it is several feet high & would seem to be about 5 or 6 feet thick & composed of large stones. |
SCITEAL | Sciteal | Mr. Nicolson Mr. Matheson |
043 | Applied to a small creek on the coast a short distance south of An Dùn. Signification "Splash" or "A dashing away" or "A scattering" |
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Page] 52Isle of Skye -- Co. [County] Inverness -- Ph. [Parish] of Bracadale
DÙN Old English
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