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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
GRÙIGEAN GHASSUNN Gruigean Gassan
Grùigean Ghassunn
Grùigean Ghassunn
Grùigean Ghassunn
Neil Macdonald
J Morrison
John McKay
Donald Murray
017 [Situation] In the south Eastern section of the plan, 41 chains s by W. [South by West] of the letter G in Uig parish name. and 80 chains SE. by E [South East by East] of Druim na Monach.
A small round, hillock or knoll, of rocky heathy pasture, The western face of this hill is one bare rock of a reddish Colour,
GRAINN CHAILEAN Grainn Cailean
Grainn Cailean
Grainn Chailean
Grainn Chailean
Neil Macdonald
John Morrison
Donald Murray
John McKay
017 [Situation] In the south Eastern section of the plan, 40 chains S. by E. [South by East] of the letter G in Uig parish name, and 90 chains S.E. by E [South East by East] of Druim na Monach.
A small portion of Arable land, on the sea shore, it appears that this portion of cultivated land, belonged formerly to a person of the name Colin, from which it is supposed to have derived its name, Grainn Chailean Signifies Colin's Disgust or Loathing

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Parish of Uig

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