OS1/27/25/13
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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GEODH' AN TUILL | Geodh an Tuill Geodh an Tuill Geodh an Tuill Geodh an Tuill Geodh' an Tuill Geodh' an Tuill |
John Smith Norman McDonald Murdoch McDonald J Morrison John McKay Allan Ross |
011 | In the western section of the plan N.E. by N. of the letter I in Uig parish name, and on the western side of Campaidh Island A small rocky creek, on the western shore of Coumphie, it is long and narrow and bounded by steep rocky banks. there is a low water rock at its mouth, and a Subterranean passage through which the sea flows between it and Geodh Mhor "Geodh' an Tuill' signifies Hole Creek |
SUILEAN DUBHA | Suila Dhu Suila Dhu Suila Dhu Suilean Dubha Suilean Dubha Suilean Dubha |
John Smith Norman McDonald Murdoch McDonald J Morrison John McKay Allan Ross |
011 | In the western section of the plan 25 chains N.E. by E of the letter I in Uig parish name and on the western side of Campaidh Island. A small rocky headland, at the mouth of Geodh Mhor Coumphie, through which the sea passes, a portion of the water can be seen through the broken arch about the centre of it. This might have given rise to the name "Suila Dhu" or Black Eyes |
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Katharine Skillen
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