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Volume contents
- 1 - Sleat, Strath , Page 1 (start)
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- 194 - Sleat, Strath , Title page
- 195 - Sleat, Strath , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORSAIG | Morsaig Morsaig Morsaig |
Mr Lachlan Grant, Tenant Revd [Reverend] D McKinnon Mr. Alexander McKinnon Crofter Sculamus, Broadford |
051 | This is a shepherd's dwelling house one story high, thatched, and only in middling repair It is situated near the south side of Loch Easaird, and about a mile to the West of Drumfearn, It is the property of Lord Macdonald Armadale Castle, |
| ALLT VOKIE | Allt Vokie Allt Vokie Allt Vokie |
Revd [Reverend] D McKinnon Mr Lachlan Grant Mr. A. McKinnon |
051,052 | This name applies to a small hill stream, situated a short distance to the East of Morsaig dwelling house, and on the South side of Loch Easaird, into which it runs It is an anglicised name the meaning being obscure, |
| SGEIR GORMUL | Sgeir Ghrinneal Sgeir Ghrinneal Sgeir Ghrinneal Sgeir Gormul |
Revd. [Reverend] D. McKinnon Mr. L. Grant Mr. A. McKinnon Admiralty Chart 2 boatmen from Ord |
051 | This name is given to a small low-water rock in Loch Easaird, situated about a mile to the West of the district of Heaste, It is entirely covered at high water The name is gaelic, and signifies "Island of Gravel" "Ghrinneal" was suggested by O.S. Exr. [Ordnance Survey Examiner] from the meaning given viz [videlicet] "gravel Island": the Examiner (field) wrote it "Gairneal", which was probably an error of transcription for Gormuil: an example of how false names are sometimes written. Gormul in Norse would mean "mud lump", a more probable Etymology than "Gorm-shùil" = blue-eye, the meaning given by the 2 boatmen. |
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County of Inverness (Isle of Skye) -- 6 Inch Sheet 51
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Skye) - Volume 11 - Parishes of Sleat and Strath, OS1/16/11
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Sleat and Strath.
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Inverness, which is in the north of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.