Volume contents
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- 185 - Various Parishes , page 185 (end)
- 186 - Various Parishes , Title page
- 187 - Various Parishes , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EILEAN A' BHAINNE | Eileann a' Bann Eileann a' Bann Eileann a' Bann "Eilean a' Bhainne" |
Mr Buchanan Caolasnacon Mr Alexander Cameron Merchant Tayfuirst Mr D. McMillan Weaver Tayfuirst G. Ortho. [Gaelic Orthography] |
031 | Applied to a very small Island in "Loch Leven" theres an old ruin upon the Island which appears to have been a dwelling house: situated about a mile & a half north east of "Caolasnacon" Sig: [Signification] "Island of the Bond or Agreement" |
| CAMUS EILEAN A' BHAINNE | Camus Eileann a' Bann Camus Eileann a' Bann Camus Eileann a' Bann "Camus Eilean a' Bhainne" |
Mr Buchanan Caolasnacon Mr Alexander Cameron Tayfuirst Mr D. McMillan Tayfuirst G. Ortho. [Gaelic Orthography] |
031 | Two small Creeks immediately north of Eileann a' Bann" Sig: [Signification] "Bay (of the) Island of the Bond or Agreement" |
| CAMUS NATHRACH | Camus Nathrach Camus Nathrach Camus Nathrach |
Mr Buchanan Caolasnacon Mr Alexander Cameron Tayfuirst Mr D. McMillan Tayfuirst |
031 | A small bay on the north shore of "Loch Leven" about half a mile east of "Eileann a' Bann" Sig: [Signification] Adder's Bay |
Continued entries/extra info
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Sheet 31 Argyllshire
Eilean a' Bhainne, comments: "Bann A belt, a band, a bond etc." "This is a declinable noun and would not be understood in the form, a' Bhann [underlined] The gen. sing. [genitive singular] is Boinne or Bainne See MacLeod & Dewars Dict [Dictionary] also Mac Eachainn"
Camus Nathrach, alteration from Natharach to Nathrach initialled: "R.H. [R. Hawkins, Sapper, Royal Engineers]"
Transcriber's notes
Camus Nathrach and Camus Eilean a' Bhainne, on Sheet 31 it is written as "Camas"
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 49 - Parishes found on OS 6-inch map sheets XXXi, XLV, LIX, LXXV, LXXXIX, CI and CII, OS1/2/49
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Lismore and Appin, Ardchattan, Muckairn and Glenorchy and Inishail.
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.