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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STACA MHIC CÙBHAIG | Staca Mhic Cùbhaig Staca Mhic Cùbhaig Staca Mhic Cùbhaig |
John Morrison John McKay Allan Ross |
005 | [situation] On the sea shore in the South W [West] section of the plan 100 chains W.S.W [West South West] of Mealabost. A point of shore, which is covered at high water. It consists of small rocks which are seen only at low water. Signifies McCuaig's Rock |
| BORGH MHOR | Borgh Mhor or Cuig Peghinnean Borgh Mhor or Cuig Peghinnean Borgh Mhor or Cuig Peghinnean |
John Morrison John McKay Allan Ross |
005 | [situation] The South W. [Western] portion of the village of Borgh 80 chains S.W. [South West] by S. [South] of Mealabost. The south western portion of the village of Borgh, the houses of which are very rudely constructed, being composed of sods and stones, and thatched with straw. There is a branch road, from the Stornoway and Ness road passing through the village to the sea-shore. The soil is tolerably good. There Continued in next page [31] |
| FIVE PENNY BORVE | Col. [Colonel] J. Farquharson C.B. [Companion of the Order of the Bath] R.E. [Royal Engineers] Director General Ord. [Ordnance] Survey. Mr. J. Mathieson O.S. [Ordnance Survey] Edinburgh 1896. |
005 |
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Staca Mhic Cùbhaig [note] Mac Cuthaig's Rock [Cliff or Islet]
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