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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BLACKSTONE Blackstone
Blackstone
Alexander Rain
Alexander McMinn
054 [Situation] About 2 Miles W. by S. [West by South] of Balmae
A large flat rock on the farm of Meikle Ross and situated within high Water Mark on the south side of Balmangan Bay. It is of a blackish colour hence the name,
REE OF ROSS Ree
Ree of Ross
Ree of Ross
Ainslies Map, 1820
Alexander McMinn
Alexander Rain
054 [Situation] About 2 1/8 Miles S. W By W. [South West by West] of Balmae
A small hill on the farm of Meikle Ross the surface of which is partly arable & partly Rocky pasture.

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Parish of Borgue

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92 Blackstone
90 Ree of Ross

Ree. Reegh. An enclosure from a
river, or the sea of a square
form, open only towards the
water for the purpose of
receiving small vessels.
Scott. Dicty [Scottish Dictionary]

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