OS1/16/11/97
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BEALACH NA GREIGH-LÉIM | Bealach na Greigh-léim Bealach na Greigh-léim Bealach na Greigh-léim |
Rev. [Reverend] Donald McKinnon Mr. Alexander McKinnon Mr. Macpherson |
047 | This name applies to a large pass in the range which runs from Loch an dal to Kylrhea, and about four miles from the former place, and within a mile of the coast of the Sound of Sleat. It means "Pass of the Herd's Leap" |
COIRE NAN CUILEAN | Coire nan Cuilean | Rev. [Reverend] Donald McKinnon Mr. Alexander McKinnon Mr. Macpherson |
047 | This name is given to a large hollow, covered with heather, which is situated at the north end of Bealach na Greigh-leim, It is a gaelic name which means "Kettle of Whelps" |
ALLT COIRE NAN CUILEAN | Allt Coire nan Cuilean | Rev. [Reverend] Donald McKinnon Mr. Alexander McKinnon Mr. Macpherson |
047 | This name applies to a stream which rises in several branches near Coire nan Cuilean, and runs in a northern direction when it joins a large stream which empties itself into the sea about four miles to the East of Broadford, It is a gaelic name which signifies "Stream of the Kettle of the Whelps" |
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