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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLEN BORERAIG | Glen Boreraig Glen Boreraig |
Rev. [Reverend] D. McKinnon Mr. James McLean Mr. Alexander McKinnon |
046 | This name is given to a small glen in the hills, the head of which lies at the Northern base of Beinn Bhuidhe, and extends for about a mile to the West reaching to within a short distance of the East side of Loch Slappin The name is in an Anglicised form Probably from Norse "Borg", a fort - see below, and also Plan 51 Tr. [Trace] 2 "Dun Boreraig". |
| ALLT A' GHAIRBHEID | Allt a' Ghairbheid Allt a' Ghairbheid |
Revd. [Reverend] D McKinnon Mr. James McLean |
046 | This is a mountain Stream about a mile and a half in length, which has its source in a small Loch about half a mile to the north of Beinn Bhuidhe, and runs to the West through Glen Boreraig to Loch Slappin The name "means Burn of Roughness" |
| DÙN KEARSTACH | Mr Farquhar Matheson Torran Revd. [Reverend] D. McKinnon Mr. James McLean |
046 | This is what is supposed to have been a Danish Fort, and is situated on a small eminence at the South side of Glen Boreraig, and within about half a mile of the south side of Loch Slappin, It has the appearance of a large cairn of stones, but when examined closely the walls of a Danish fort can easily be traced | |
| Site of STONE CIRCLE [Dun Kearstach] | 046 | a short distance to the West of the above, there is the trace of a stone circle or Druidical temple, there are none of the stones standing |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 70
County of Inverness (Isle of Skye) 6 Inch Sheet 46
[Dùn Kearstach, note] "The name has been
written as pronounced, &
being of doubtful origin: but
the Celtic derivation would give
the meaning "Dun of the Smithy": Viz [videlicet]
Dun Ceardaich."
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.