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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT NAN URRACHANN | Port nan Urrachann Port nan Urrachann |
Alexander Farquharson, Gamekeeper, Scarba Alexander McLachlan, Fisherman, Luing Hugh McDonald, Fisherman, Kinuachdrach |
137 | A Port on the west Coast of the Island of Scarba about ¼ of a mile west of Cruach Scarba and a Short distance South west of Creag an Eas Sig:- [Signification] |
| CREAG AN EAS | Creag an Eas Creag an Eas Creag an Eas |
Alexander Farquharson, Gamekeeper Scarba Alexander McLachlan, Fisherman Luing Hugh McDonald, Fisherman, Kinuachdrach. |
137 | A precipice on the west Coast of the Island of Scarba over which falls a Small Stream about a Quarter of a mile north west of Cruach Scarba and the same distance South of Sgeir nan Garbh[ar] Sig:- [Signification] "Rock of the waterfall". |
| SGEIR NAN GABHAR | Sgeir nan Garbhar Sgeir nan Garbhar Sgeir nan Garbhar |
Alexander Farquharson, Gamekeeper Scarba Alexander McLachlan, Fisherman, Luing, Hugh McDonald, Fisherman, Kinuachdrach. |
137 | A Small rocky Island on the west Coast of the Island of Scarba in the Parish of Jura and Colonsay and the property of Colonel F.C.T. Gascoigne of Craignish Castle. it is situate about ½ mile north west of Cruach Scarba and ¼ of a mile north of Creag an Eas. Sig;- [Signification] Rock of the Goats." |
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Parish of Jura -- Scarba, -- Argyllshire
[Signature] John Durran Sapper R.E. [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.