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Volume contents
- 1 - South Uist (part 3) , Page 1 (start)
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- 115 - South Uist (part 3) , Page 115 (end)
- 116 - South Uist (part 3) , Title page
- 117 - South Uist (part 3) , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM PRIOSAN | Am Prìosan | Mr Donald Walker Daliburgh S [South] Uist A.A. Carmichail Esq A. Morrison |
057 | This name is applied to the remains of an ancient prison which was built on a small high water rock in the SW [South West] extremity of Loch Boisdale little is known of the history of this antiquity only that it is traditionally known as a place of Confinement its Signification is the "prison". |
| EILEANAN An A' PHRIOSAIN | Eilean an a' Phrìosain | Mr Donald Walker Mr McAulay A.A. Carmichail Esq A. Morrison. |
057 | This name is applied to a number of Small Islands Situate in the S.W. [South West] Extremity of Loch Boisdale their Signification is the "Islands of the prison". |
| EILEAN NAN RÀMH | Eilean nan Ràmh | Mr Donald Walker Mr McAulay A.A. Carmichal Esq A. Morrison |
057 | This name is applied to a small Island Situate to West of the hars Channel which joins Bagh Cill Earion with the outer portion of Loch Boisdale its Signification is the "sad Island". |
Continued entries/extra info
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County of Inverness
Parish of South Uist
Transcriber's notes
Not sure of "sad" Island could be oak?
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Outer Hebrides) - Volume 12 - Parish of South Uist, OS1/18/12
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of South Uist.
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.