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Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 54 - Parishes found on OS 6-inch map sheets XCIX, CXI, CXII, CXIII, CXIV, CXV, CXXIV, CXXV and CXXVI, OS1/2/54

Continued entries/extra info

[Page] 173
Sheet 126 Argyllshire

An Caorachan, various modes of spelling: "Caorachan" was crossed out in favour of "Chorachan", which was also crossed out and the former marked "(retained)", the changes being initialled "R.H." [R. Hawkins, Sapper, Royal Engineers]. Below is a pencilled note: "An Corachan? or An Caorachan Na Coireachan would make sense but as the meaning is not understood perhaps it would be better spell it as given first by the authorities"

"Allt a' Chaorachain", a pencilled note: "the plural of Corr or Corra A crane or Heron } Caorachan is a different thing"

Transcriber's notes

Newton Hill, Description: conspicuous or conspicuirs?

An Lairig Arnan & Allt an Lairig Arnan- I transcribed these because they appear on the original page 126, however they are not in the Index for Sheet 125. The names given on Sheets 114 & 115 are An Lairig and Allt Na Lairige. In my notes for Page 114 I have noted all the Situation Sheet Numbers for the above, they could be possibly deleted from this page without loss of information.
Lairig Arnan & Allt Arnan - Perthshire Sheet 101, OS Volume Missing - these two features within the boundary of that Parish seem to follow on from those in Argyllshire but could still be quite separate entities. Apologies for lengthy note.

An Caorachan is listed in the Index as "Chorachan" i.e. no prefix

Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 54 - Parishes found on OS 6-inch map sheets XCIX, CXI, CXII, CXIII, CXIV, CXV, CXXIV, CXXV and CXXVI, OS1/2/54

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Kilchrenan and Dalavich, Glenorchy and Inishail, Kilmore and Kilbride, Kilninver, Kilmelfort, Lochgoilhead, Kilmorich and Inverary.

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.

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