Volume contents
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- 250 - Various Parishes , Title page
- 251 - Various Parishes , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT MOR | Port Mòr Port Mòr Port Mòr |
Admiralty Chart J McInnes Ballahuan Archibald Campbell Easdale |
121 | A considerable sized bay lying between Eilean a' Chomraidh & the mainland. Sign [Signification] "Large Port." |
| RUDHA NA MOINE | Rudha na Moine Rudha na Moine Rudha na Moine |
J McInnes Duncan Campbell Easdale Archibald Campbell |
121 | A conspicuous rocky point about ½ a mile south of Port Mor. Sign [Signification] "Point of the Moss." |
| PORT DUINE MHAIRBH | Port Duine Marbh Port Duine Marbh Port Duine Marbh "Port Duine Mhairbh" |
J McInnes Duncan Campbell Archibald Campbell GO [Gaelic Orthography] |
121 | A small creek a short distance south of Rudha na Moine. A [?] in attempting to desert from a [?] ship, which was lying of this bay about 50 years ago was shot just as he landed. Hence the [name] Sign [Signification] "Dead man's Port." |
Continued entries/extra info
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Sheet 121 Argyllshire
Transcriber's notes
Missing names in the fold for the name "Port Duine Mhairbh", shown [?], could be "sailor" and "war".
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 53 - Parishes found on OS 6-inch map sheets XCVII, XCVIII, CIX, CX, CXXI, CXXII, CXXIII, CXXIX, CXXX, CXXXI, CXXXII, OS1/2/53
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Craignish, Inveraray, Kilchrenan and Dalavich, Kilmartin, Kilmore and Kilbride, Kilninver and Kilmelfort.
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.