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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLT SANNDABHAT | Allt Sanntbhat Allt Sanndabhat Allt Sanndabhat |
Norman Matheson John McKay Donald Murray |
009 | [Situation] Flows partly out of Loch Mor Sanndabhat, towards the N.E. [North East] and falls in to Allt Loch an Umhlaich, 90 chs [chains] N.E. [North East] by E. [East] of Tom Sanndabhat. A small stream rising from surface water flowing in a N E [North East] direction and emptying itself into Allt Loch an Nulich |
| MONACH | Murnag Muirneag Muirneag Murnag Murnag Murnag Monach |
Norman Matheson John McKay Donald Murray John Munro McKenzie H. N. Cameron James Ritchie John Morrison George McLeod John McKenzie |
009 | [Situation] In the north Eastern corner of the plan E. [East] of the parish boundary, 200 chains N. E. [North East] by E. [East] of Tom Sanndabhat. A very large and prominent hill composed of moss - on its summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station This hill forms a conspicuous feature in the Northern district of Lewis, and the boundary between Barvas and Stornoway passes at its Western base. Tradition says that there was a chief of the Name of Matheson killed on its Top from which circumstances it is supposed to have derived its name. |
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