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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| DAIL NAN CEANN | Dail nan Cìnn Dail nan Cìnn Dail nan Cìnn Dail nan Ceann |
Rev. [Reverend] Mr McMichael Craignish Mr McPherson Achanarnich New Statistical Account GO [Gaelic Orthography] |
138 | Tradition asserts this to be the site of a great conflict, 3000 heads are said to have been found on the field, & two cairns standing on a small eminence N.W. [North West] of the field are supposed to contain the remains of some great men who fell in the engagement. |
| CAIRNS [Dail nan Ceann] | Cairns | 138 | two cairns standing on a small eminence N.W. [North West] of the field are supposed to contain the remains of some great men who fell in the engagement. | |
| Site of CONFLICT between the Scots and Danes [Dail nan Ceann] | 138 | "Another engagement between the Danes and the natives is said to have taken place on the Western shore of the parish. Two Cairns still mark its scene, and its severity may be argued from the name which it bears. It is called "Dail-nan-Ceann", that is "The field of heads". New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] p. [page] 52 "Date of Conflict unknown". |
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| BÀGH DAIL NAN CEANN | Bàgh Dail nan Cìnn Bàgh Dail nan Cìnn "Bàgh Dail nan Ceann" |
Rev. [Reverend] Mr McMichael Mr McPherson GO [Gaelic Orthography] |
138 | A small gravelly bay forming the N. [North] boundary of Dail nan Cìnn Sig [Signification] Field of Heads Bay. |
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Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 3 - Parish of Craignish, OS1/2/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Craignish.
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.