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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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MILLBUOY | Mill-buoy Mill-buoy Mill-buoy |
John Brown Samuel McColm Alexander McCulloch |
035 | [Situation] 5/8 mile SSW. [South South West] of Knockencule (farm house) A rock used as a seat by fishermen while Angling part of which is covered at High water. |
DAM BURN | Dam Burn Dam Burn |
Alexander McCulloch William McDowall |
035 | [Situation] Running westward towards Ebbsea Craig passing near the South Side of Low Slock A considerable stream or burn taking its rise in the farm of Muntlock & running in a Westerly direction to its influx with the Sea near Ebsay Craig it takes its name from a small field where formerly a Mill dam was. It only attains this as far as the name extends on trace. |
SCONNAN | Sconnan Sconnan Sconnan |
John Brown Samuel McColm Alexander McCulloch |
035 | [Situation] ¼ mile South of Norway Craig. A rock used as a Seat by fisherman while Angling. |
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[Page] 34Parish of Kirkmaiden
Mill-buoy - Form 136 Page 106
Dam Burn - Form 136 Page 103
Sconnan - Form 136 Page 107
Mul (Gaelic) A Conical heap, a mound
Buidhe (Gaelic) yellow etc.
Sgonn (Gaelic), A block of wood, A Shapeless mass
Sgonnan (Gaelic) (dim [Diminutive] of Sgonn
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