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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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GEODHA NAN SGARBH | Geodh na Sgarbh Geodha nan Sgarbh Geodha nan Sgarbh |
John Smith John Mackay Donald Murray |
017 | A long and narrow creek at the north eastern shore of Pabby Beag, the shore of which is rocky perpendicular and no low water mark to be seen in it, when the wind is from the north it is very rough and dangerous, "Geodha nan Sgarbh" signifies Cormorants Creek. |
MAS SGEIR | Masgeir Mas Sgeir Mas Sgeir |
John Smith John Mackay Donald Murray |
017 | A high stratafied rock or island, north or Pabby Beag, on which there is no vegetation and scarcely any low water mark around it, and is very difficult to land on, and appears to be connected with Pabby Beag at a distance, in consequence of a large high water rock which is between it and Pabby Beag, "Mas Sgeir" signifies Bottom Rock |
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Isobel Macdonald, Nora Edwards
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