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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POIT MHÒR AN DEABHAIDH | Poit Mhòr an Deabhaidh | Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Joass, Golspie John McKenzie Knockan Roderick McLeod Ledmore |
091 | A slight depression three eighths of a mile west of Creag a' Ghlinne; property of His Grace the Duke of Sutherland. English Meaning ''Big Pot of the Drying up, or Shrinking''. |
| UAMH MHÒR | Uamh Mhòr Uamh Mhòr |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Joass, Golspie John McKenzie Knockan |
091 | A deep circular pot like hollow about 60 ft. [feet] deep situated close to, and west of Creag a' Ghlinne; property of His Grace the Duke of Sutherland. English Meaning ''Big Cave''. The waters of Amhainn a' Chnocain runs through this Cave from Uamh an Tartair, and the passage is accessible. |
| UAMH AN TARTAIR | Uamh an Tartair Uamh an Tartair |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr Joass, Golspie John McKenzie Knockan |
091 | A large cave at the same place as Uamh Mhòr Instead of following the natural channel which is barred here by a dyke of rock, the waters of Amhainn a' Chnocain enter here and run underground, issuing again at Fuaran a' Ghlinne. The river cannot follow the natural channel except in very heavy floods. English Meaning ''Cave of the Noise''. |
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[Page] 253Parish of Assynt -- Sutherlandshire
[Signed] John McKeith
Sapper R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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