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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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PRIEST ISLAND | Priest Island | Revd. [Reverend] Archibald Beaton Coigach Mr. Allan McKenzie Achiltibuie Mr. Kenneth McLeod Achiltibuie |
006A | Applies to a large uninhabited Island covered with Heathy pasture and broken rocky ground. the coast is very bold and rugged, it is Situate about 2 miles South West of Tanera More and 1 mile S.W. [South West] of Eilean Dubh The property of the Duchess of Sutherland. |
ACAIRSEID EILEAN A' CHLÉIRICH | Acairseid Eilean a' Chléirich | Revd. [Reverend] Archibald Beaton Coigach Mr. Allan McKenzie Achiltibuie Mr. Kenneth McLeod Achiltibuie |
006 | Applies to a Bay Situate on the east Side of Priest Island. in the entrance to the Bay on the south Side are three Small Reefs the coast is Surrounded by bold Rugged cliffs. The name means Anchorage of the Clergyman's Island. |
TOLL EILEAN A' CHLÉIRICH | Toll eilean a' Chléirich | Revd. [Reverend] Archibald Beaton Coigach Mr. Allan McKenzie Achiltibuie Mr. Kenneth McLeod Achiltibuie |
006 | Applies to a large breach made in the clif by the action of the waves dashing against it, it is Situate on the North Point of Priest Island. the name means Hole of the Clergyman's Island |
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[Page] 180Parish of Lochbroom
Co. [county] of Ross
[Signed] Alexander McRae c/a [civilian assistant]
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John Dunlop
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