Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREAG NA H-EARBAIGE | Creag na Earbag Creag na Earbag Creag na Earbag "Creag na h-Earbaige" |
Mr. Gillies Dugald Campbell Poltalloch George Campbell The Roe's Craig" |
149 | A small rocky hill on the farm Ardifuar. Sig. [Signification] Earbag a Roe. |
| BARR A' CHAIRN | Barr a Charuin "Barr a' Chairn" |
Mr. Gillies Dugald Campbell Poltalloch George Campbell The Cairn Top |
149 | A tolerably sized hill on the farm of Slockavullin. Sig. [Signification] Barr a top Charuin, uncertain. |
| CAIRN [Barr a' Chairn] | Cairn | 149 | In the wood to the east of this hill is an ancient sepulchral Cairn to which I was accompanied by the Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Mapelton and another Gentleman, and in spending an hour or so turning a portion of it over we discovered a human skeleton the head lying towards the S.W. [South West] (without a cist) and a bit farther in the same Cairn we also discovered a [Cist?] containing burnt ashes. |
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Sheet 149-6 -- Parish of Kilmartin -- Argyllshire
Creag na h-Earbaige [note]
A definite noun feminine
beginning with a vowel requires h- before it in the genitive singular
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 15 - Parish of Kilmartin, OS1/2/15
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kilmartin.
Ordnance Survey - Argyll 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 Argyll, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.