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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MULLACH MÒR | Mullach Mòr Mullach Mòr Mullach Mòr |
Archibald McMillan William McCallum James Wotherspoon |
234 | A rough piece of ground in the midst of a cultivated field a short distance south of Ardacha. Sign. [Signification] "Great top" |
| TOBAR MÒR | Tobar Mòr | Archibald McMillan William McCallum James Wotherspoon |
234 | A well bearing this name situate at the west base of Mullach Mor. the water of which is allowed to be about the best on the island. It is said by Mr. Wotherspoon that the water was supposed to posses curative powers and was believed in by the people in olden times. "There is a tradition that the Country was nearly depopulated by a plague all the people dying except those of one farm called Ardacha or High Field where there is a spring of water to the virtue of which is attributed their safety" O. Stat [Old Statistical] Account. |
Continued entries/extra info
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234.4 -- Island of Gigha
Tobar Mòr [note]
Ought it not be written as an
Antiquity
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.