Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING STONE [Eileach an Naoimh] | Standing Stone Standing Stone Standing Stone |
Mr A. Livingstone Garbh Eileach Mr M. Livingstone Garbh Eileach Mr A. McLachlan Blavk Mill Bay. |
128 | A block of what is commonly known as plum pudding stone about 8 feet high situated about 100 yards N.E. [North East] of Tobar Choluim-chille. The top of it projects outwards, towards the south, about 3 feet, sufficiently to protect any one standing underneath from rain, or the rays of the sun while in the south. The tradition relating to it is that was erected by St. [Saint] Columba, and that he used to preach and dispense sacred rites from underneath the projecting portion of the stone. |
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Parish of Jura -- Isles of the Sea, -- Argyllshire,
[Signature] A. McDonald 2nd Copl.R.E. [Second Corporal Royal Engineers]
Note (Old English) is written in the List of Names column.
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 66 - Parish of Jura, OS1/2/66
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Jura.
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.