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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGEIR NAN RÒN | Sgeir na Ròn Sgeir na Ròn Sgeir na Ròn "Sgeir nan Ròn", |
Neil Henderson Colin McNeill Alexander McGougan The Seal's Rock |
234 | A large low water rock lying between Gigalum and and Gigha Sign. [Signification] The Seal's Rock. |
| CNAP AIR MUIR | Cnap air Muir "Cnapaire Mara", |
Neil Henderson Colin McNeill Alexander McGougan "Sea Rock" |
234 | A smaller rock than the above, lying between it and Gigalum. Sign. [Signification] "Sea Rock". |
| SGEIR MHÒR | Sgeir Mhòr Sgeir Mhòr |
Neil Henderson Colin McNeill Alexander McGougan |
234 | A large flat rock a short distance . west of Cnap air Muir. Sign. [Signification] Big Rock. |
| SGEIR NAN SGARBH | Sgeir na Sgairbh "Sgeir nan Sgarbh". Sgeir an Sgairbh. |
Neil Henderson Colin McNeill Alexander McGougan The Cormorants' Rock The Cormorant's Rock |
234 | A large, high rock lying to the south of Sgeir Mhòr Sign. [Signification] "The Cormorant's Rock" |
| SGEIR LEATHAN | Sgeir Leathan | Neil Henderson Colin McNeill Alexander McGougan |
234 | A large flat rock a few chains west of Sgeir na Sgairbh Sign. [Signification] "Wide Rock" |
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Cnap Air Muir [note]
"Sea Rock" - "Cnapaire" is anything stout or bulky, as
a rock, and "Mara" is the gen: [genitive] of Muir, sea. The prep: [preposition]
"air", on; which governs the dative of "Muir" is scarcely to
be considered. [Initialled] R.H.
Sgeir Leathan [note]
one -n sufficient
Transcriber's notes
In the "Sgeir nan Ròn" entry it appears the word "and" has been entered twice by mistake.
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 5 - Parish of Gigha and Cara, OS1/2/5
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Gigha and Cara
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.