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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILAN-NA-GUY | Isle of Guy Ilan-na-guy Ilan-na-guy Ilan-na-guy Ilan-na-guy |
John Knox John McCamon James Osborne Samuel Hannay George McHaffie Esqr. |
004 | [Situation] About ½ mile SW. [South West] of Corsewall Lighthouse adjoining the Shore This name applies to a headland or point of high ground on which is a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station called by Trigl [Trigonometrical] Party "Baronhill Shore" probably from the name of the farm on which it is situated The name Ilan na guy is gaelic & signifies The windy Isle this would imply that the place was once surrounded by water and a tradition in the Country is of the same import a stream at the E [East] side of this is Said to be once the place which the water of the Sea covered at high tides |
| HORSEBACK ROCK | Horseback Rock Horseback Rock Horseback Rock Horseback or Horse Buck Horseback Rock Horseback Rock |
George McHaffie Esqr. James Osborne John Knox John McCamon McNeil Card Esqr A McDowal |
004 | [Situation] At the NW. [North West] Side of Illan-na-guy South side of Ships Slouch A pointed rock around the greater part of which the tide flows in a narrow crevice The name has probably arisen from its peculiar shape |
| EMERS ISLE | Emers Isle Emers Isle Emers Isle |
Alexander Carnahan John McCamon George McHaffie Esqr |
004 | [Situation] At the west side of Illan-na-guy ⅝ mile S.W. [South West] of Corsewall Lighthouse. A point of rocks a little south of Horse Back this name took its rise from a fisherman name Emers who frequented the place many years ago for. not fishing - |
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[Page] 7Parish of Kirkcolm
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59 Isle- na- guy
60 Horseback Rock
"Eilean" - An Island
"Na" - of the etc
"Goath" - Wind
Gaelic Dictionary
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DANIALSAN, Chr1smac -Moderator, Missus SW
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