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Ordnance Survey - Sutherland county, OS Name Books - Sutherland county - Volume 17 - Parishes of Eddrachillis and Durness, OS1/33/17

Continued entries/extra info

[Page] 140
Sheet 30 -- Ph. [Parish] Edderachylis -- County Sutherland

Cnoc a' Bhàgh Ghainmhich [Notes]
Ghaineamhaich - better the adjective form to be used
The governing noun never takes the article
except the governing part of hyphened Compounds
It should be "Cnoc Bagh a' Ghainmhich
or Cnoc a' Bhagh-ghaineamhaich
or Cnoc a' Bhagh-ghainimh
See page 150

Loch na Claise Feàrna [Notes]
Claise-Fearna
or
Loch na Claise Fearnaich
Loch na Claise Fearnaich
Loch of the Alder hollow or hollow abounding in Alders
Loch na Claise-fearna
Loch of the hollow of the alder-tree

[Signed] John Munro
C.A. [Civilian Assistant]

Ordnance Survey - Sutherland county, OS Name Books - Sutherland county - Volume 17 - Parishes of Eddrachillis and Durness, OS1/33/17

This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Eddrachillis, and Durness.

Ordnance Survey - Sutherland 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 Sutherland, which is in the north of Scotland.

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