Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLAS ÀRD | Glas Àrd | Mr Hugh Buie, Shepherd, Bonaveh Mr. Neil McMillan Teacher & Mr. Donald McNeil HotelKeeper Scalasaig |
156.01 | Applies to a small district stuate on the East coast of the "Island of Colonsay", about 1 mile N.E. [North East] of "Scalasaig" and ½ mile S.W. [South West] of "Reasagbuie" English meaning:- "Grey height". the property of Sir John McNeill G.C.B. [Grand Cross of the Bath] |
| PORT AN DÙITSICH | Port an Dùitsich | Mr Hugh Buie, Shepherd, Bonaveh Mr. Neil McMillan Teacher & Mr. Donald McNeil HotelKeeper Scalasaig |
156.01 | Applies to a creek situate a short distance N.E. [North East] of "Rudha an Dobhrain" and S.W. [South West] of "Geodha Mòraig". English meaning:- "Port of the Dutchman". |
| RUDHA AN DOBHRAIN | Rudha an Dobhrain | Mr Hugh Buie, Shepherd, Bonaveh Mr. Neil McMillan Teacher & Mr. Donald McNeil HotelKeeper Scalasaig |
156.01 | Applies to a rocky promontory situate a short distance E. [East] of "Glas Ard" and S.W. [South West] of Port an"Dùitsich" English meaning:- "Promontory of the otter". |
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County of Argyll -- Colonsay, Parish of Colonsay and Oronsay
Alexander Fraser CAt [Civilian Assistant]
Glas Àrd - Marginal note: "Written partly on 156/1 [156.01] & partly on 156/5 [156.05]"
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 31 - Parishes of Colonsay and Oronsay, OS1/2/31
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Colonsay, and Oronsay.
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.