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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT BÀN | Port Bàn Port Bàn Port Bàn |
Mr. McCallum Tarbert Dugald Wilson, Gortaneorna Donald Hyman |
213 | A name applied to a fine sandy portion of the foreshore between Skipness Point & flat rocks about 10 chains west of the same. Sign. [Signification] "Fair Port". |
| SKIPNESS POINT | Skipness Point Skipness Point |
Mr. McCallum Tarbert Dugald Wilson, Gortaneorna Donald Hyman W T Fraser Esqr. |
213 | A large point of land forming mouth of Loch Fine on the west, (Ard Lamont the opposite side on the east). It also forms north side of the entrance to Kilbrannan Sound. The north point of Arran forming the southern. The foreshore at this point is bold & rocky. |
| EILEAN CARRACH | Eilean Carach "Eilean Carrach" |
Mr. McCallum Tarbert Dugald Wilson, Gortaneorna Donald Hyman G. Ortho. [Gaelic Orthography] for "Rocky Island". |
213 | A reef of flat rocks a little distance off the above point, visible at Low Water only. Sig. [Signification] "Rocky Island". |
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Argyllshire
[Notes to Eilean Carrach:]
like an island
Eilean Carrach Rocky Island
Carrach - Rocky, of uneven surface, stony, &c,
Carach cunning, sly, winding - This would not well apply to a rocky place it would better apply to a stream.
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 25 - Parish of Saddell and Skipness, OS1/2/25
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Saddell and Skipness.
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.