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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNOCAN-A-TUBHA | Cnocan Tubha Cnocan Tubha Cnocan Tubha |
Alexander McKenzie Tormore John Currie Tormore Peter Currie Shedog |
248.12 | A local name for a farmsteading situate on the farm of Tormore. Cnocan signifies a little hill and Tubha means thatch. |
| BALLYMICHAEL BURN | Ballymichael Burn Ballymichael Burn Ballymichael Burn |
John McKenzie Ballymichael John Kennedy Pien Peter Currie Shedog |
248.12 | This Burn has its source south of Ard Bheinn. And flows under the name of Allt Rollican, to Slochd a Madadh. It then becomes Ballymichael Burn to Cnocan a Tubha. It is then called "The Canal" to a little north of the Free Church when it becomes the "Black Water". |
| ALLT ROLLICAN | 248.12 | This Burn has its source south of Ard Bheinn. And flows under the name of Allt Rollican, to Slochd a Madadh. It then becomes Ballymichael Burn to Cnocan a Tubha. It is then called "The Canal" to a little north of the Free Church when it becomes the "Black Water". | ||
| TRAIGHLIATH | Traghliath | John McKenzie Ballymichael John Kennedy Pien Peter Currie Shedog |
248.12 | This is a local name to a cluster of old houses situate on the north side of Ballymichael burn, and on the farm of Ballymichael. The name signifies the "Greyish Shores". |
| SLOCHD A' MHADAIDH | Slochd a' Mhadaidh | John McKenzie Ballymichael John Kennedy Pien Peter Currie Shedog |
248.12 | Slocha a Madadh (The Dogs Pool. is a a deep cut in the sandstone rock of which the burn is composed at this place. The name applies from the end of the quarry at sheet line to the stone wall a distance of between three & four chains. |
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Parish of Kilmory
"Tubha" - To Thatch - Thatch
Cnocan-a-tubha - A noun beginning with - T - is never apirated in any case.
There is a difference among lexicographers about the mode of spelling of this word. I hold that Tubha is a noun and need not then form the present participle. Tubhadh
Traghliath Gaelic
Slochd a' Mhadaidh - The dog's pool.
Ordnance Survey - Bute county, OS Name Books - Bute county - Volume 2 - Parishes of Kilbride and Kilmory, OS1/6/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Kilbride and Kilmory.
Ordnance Survey - Bute 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 Bute, which is in the west of Scotland.