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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREIN PHORT | Brein Phort Brein Phort Brein Phort |
John McPhail, Shepherd, Glengarrisdale Neil McPhee, Keeper, Ruantallain John Shaw, Shepherd, Lussagiven |
167 | A small port on the west Coast of Jura nearly 1/4 of a mile north of Ruantallain. Sig:- [Signification] "Wild Port" |
| CORPACH RUDH' AN T-SÀILEIN | Corpach Rudh' an t-Sàilein Corpach Rudh' an t-Sàilein |
John McPhail, Shepherd, Glengarrisdale Neil McPhee, Keeper, Ruantallain John Shaw, Shepherd, Lussagiven |
167 | A large and commodious Cave near the west Coast of the Island of Jura north of and close to Ruantallain. It is used as a Store house for Smearing materials &c. Sig:- [Signification] "Cave of the Promontory of the Inlet". |
| SGEIR MHÒR A' BHREIN-PHUIRT | Sgeir Mhòr a' Bhrein-phuirt Sgeir Mhòr a' Bhrein-phuirt |
John McPhail, Shepherd, Glengarrisdale Neil McPhee, Keeper, Ruantallain John Shaw, Shepherd, Lussagiven |
167 | A small rocky Island on the west Coast of Jura in the parish of Jura and the property of R. D. Campbell Esq of Jura north west of Brein Phort and south of Stac Liath. Sig:- [Signification] "Big Rock of the wild Port". |
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Parish of Jura -- Jura, Argyllshire
[Signed] John Durran Sapper R.E. [Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 67 - Parish of Jura, OS1/2/67
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.