OS1/16/11/13
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EYRE | Eyre Ayre Ayre |
Mr John McKenzie Balcharn Raasay Rev. [Reverend] Angus Galbraith Mr McKenzie, Farmer |
035; 036 | It applies to a few Ruins Situated about 2. Mile from Raasay House on North Side of Island Property of Armitage Esqr Raasay House By Portree |
| EYRE POINT | Rutha Oighre Rutha Oighre Rutha Oighre |
Mr John McKenzie Balcharn Raasay Rev. [Reverend] Angus Galbraith Mr McKenzie, Farmer Suishnish Raasay |
036 | Meaning Obscure. "It applies to a point of land Situated about 2. Mile on from Raasay House - On Property of Armitage Esqr Raasay House By Portree |
| STONE CIST [Eyre] | 036 | a short distance North of the point is a complete Stone Cist about Seven feet in height & 3 1/2 in breadth. the Slab on the top has a Relief of about two feet above the Surface. |
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[Page] 13County of Inverness -- (Isle of Raasay) -- Parish of Portree
Eyre -- A common Norse word: Or (pron? [Pronounced] Eyr or Air) is the Danish form, Eyrr the Norse form, = a gravelly bank or promontory. There are several Points of Air ot Ayre in Britain.
Druem an Aonaich [crossed out] cancelled JTH -- to be Copied into Name Book for Sheet 3/ J.T.H.
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