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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLT CRUACHAN (Cruachain) | Allt Cruachan Allt Cruachan Allt Cruachan |
Mr John Grieve - "Leitir" Duncan McKercher - "Leitir" John Miller - "Leitir" |
101 | A burn the source of which comprise several springs on the southern slope of "Ben Cruachan" - flows through "Coire Cruachan" into "Loch Awe" note : Ought Beinn Cruachan lie on either plan 101 or 89? that is on their margins ? |
| LAIRIG TORRAN | Lairig Torran Lairig Torran Lairig Torran |
Mr John Grieves "Castles" Duncan McKercher - Leitir John Miller - Leitir |
101 | A hollow crossing the watershed between the side of "Coire Cruachan" and the head of "Coire Glas" - sig :- "slope or hollow of (the) knolls." |
| BEINN A' BHUIRIDH | Bheinn a Bhuiridh Bheinn a Bhuiridh Bheinn a Bhuiridh |
Mr John Grieve Duncan McKercher John Miller |
101 Trace 5 | A prominent rocky feature at the head of "Coire Glas". Sig:- The Rutting Hill. |
| COIRE GLAS | Coire Glas Coire Glas Coire Glas |
John Grieves Duncan McKercher John Miller |
101 Trace 5 | A steep and rocky corry beginning at "Lairig Torrais" and extending north-eastward for a distance of nearly two miles Sig:- "Grey Hollow". |
Transcriber's notes
Hi Ardchattan,
Please NEVER change the situation column. We have pre-populated it with a link to the NLS Maps.
Kind Regards
Nora
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.