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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEODHA BÈUG | Geodha Bèug | John Morrison Cnoc Ard Informant could not spell John Morrison Ordce [Ordnance] Survey |
003 | A Small Cove, on the Coast at the Butt of Lewis, the Walls of which are steep, rocky and perpendicular. There was a cave here formerly which was the favorite resort of smugglers, and which is said to have been their last stronghold in Lewis, but the Cliffs and Earthy bank which overhang it has fallen in 1851 and so closed it up as to render all traces of it invisible. |
| RAMRAGA | Ramraga | John Morrison Cnoc Ard Informant could not spell John Morrison Ordce [Ordnance] Survey |
003 | Three Small Coves on the N.E. [North East] point of the Butt of Lewis the coast of which is steep, rocky, and in some parts perpendicular. |
| CLEITE GILLE | Cleite Gille | John Morrison Cnoc Ard Informant could not spell John Morrison Ordce [Ordnance] Survey |
003 | A large and prominent high water rock at the N.E. [North East] point of the Butt of Lewis. It is steep and precipitous And without vegetation. |
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Plan 3 A List of Names collected by 2nd Corporal Hayes
Township or Parish - Barvas
Obects
Geodha Bèug - Cove
Ramraga - Rocks
Cleite Gille - Rocks
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Insular) - Volume 2 - Parish of Barvas, OS1/27/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Barvas.
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty 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 Ross and Cromarty, which is in the north of Scotland. It was formed in 1891 by uniting the separate counties of Cromarty and Ross.
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