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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST BRENDAN'S CHAPEL (Ruins of) | St. Brendan's Chapel (Ruins of) | Mr Colin McKinnon Borve Mr Donald MMillan Shepherd Kiutauguall Barra Butler's Life's of the Saints |
064 | This name is applied to the rui of an ancient chapel on the West Coast of Barra it is about one half mile to the West of the Village of Borve and in the centre of the Grave Yard No historical information can be added, nothing having been written on the churches in Barra except Cille Bharra" |
| PORT NA CILLE | Port na Killa Port na Cille |
Admiralty Chart A. A. Carmichael. Esq. |
064 | This name is applied to a small creek situate on the west coast of Barra and on the S W South West of Borve Point. This is not a good landing place for vessels of any description. |
| TRÀIGH CHAISE | Traigh Chaise | A. A. Carmichael. Esq | 064 | This name is applied to a small bay on the West coast of Barra it is situate a short distance to the west of the village of Borve. |
| STOUNG MORE | Stoung More | Mr. Colin McKinnon Borve. | 064 | Applies to a reef of rocks immediately South of Traigh Chais and ¼ mile west of Borve |
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County of Inverness -- Parish of Barra (Island of Barra)
Transcriber's notes
St. Brendan's Chapel (Ruins of) - Old English
Port na Cille - Stump
Tràigh Chaise - Stump
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Outer Hebrides) - Volume 1 - Parish of Barra, OS1/18/1
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Barra.
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.