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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONACH | Murnag Muirneag Muirneag Mournag Mournag Mournag Monach |
Norman Matheson John McKay Donald Murray ? McStamper ? Cameron ? Ritchie John Morrison George McLeod John McKenzie |
010 | A very large and prominent mossy hill, on which three trigl. stations. It is the highest hill, and forms the most conspicuous feature in the northernest district of the Lewis. The boundary between Barvas & Stornoway passes over it. It is occasionally [?] to [?] |
| MUIRNAG [1896] | This appears to have been added by Col. J. Farquharson C.B.R.E. Director General Ord. Survey. and Mr J Mathieson O.S. Edinburgh. 1896. |
010 | Tradition says that there was a chief of the name of Matheson killed on its top, from which circumstance it is supposed to have derived its name |
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Parish of Stornoway
Transcriber's notes
Looks like this should only be one entry. It appears to have been much amended and added to and it is hard to know where one ends and the other starts. Was someone having a laugh with some of the names?
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Insular) - Volume 23 - Parish of Stornoway, OS1/27/23
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Stornoway.
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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