Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUDHA NA MOINE | Rudha na Moine | Donald McDonald Carpenter Belnahua. Mr William Shaw Storekeeper Belnahua Mr C.Campbell. Teacher Knockrome, Jura |
129 | This name applies to the northern extremety of "Eilean Dubh Beag." Sig. [Signification] Promontory of the Moss. |
| DUBH-FHEITH | Dubh - fhèith | Donald McDonald Carpenter Belnahua. Mr William Shaw Storekeeper Belnahua Mr C. Campbell. Teacher Knockrome, Jura |
129 | Two rocks situated about 2½ miles N. [North] from "Eilean Dubh Beag." & about 1½ mile N.W. [North West] from Belnahua in the parish of Jura The largest of these rocks rises out of the sea almost perpendicularly to a height of about 70 feet. There is only one place where it is possible to effect a landing on this rock on the E. [East] side & in the finest weather it is both difficult & dangerous. The smallest, which is also the northernmost, is flat and only rises a few feet above sea level. Sig. [Signification] Black Calm |
| BELNAHUA | Belnahua | Donald McDonald Carpenter Belnahua. Mr William Shaw Storekeeper Belnahua Mr C. Campbell. Teacher Knockrome, Jura John shaw Manager and William Shaw Storekeeper Belnahua. |
129 | An island, of the parish of Jura situated on the N. [North] end of the Sound of Luing & nearly half a mile N.W. [North West] from "Fladda." There are a number of houses on this island, occupied Chiefly by men employed in the slate quarries, for which it is famous. The area of this island is about 25 acres, & is the property of Bailie Morrison Glasgow. |
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[(S]heet 129 -- Argyll -- ph [parish] of Jura
[Signature] A. McDonald Lce Corpl.R.E. [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
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.