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Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 2 - Parish of Arrochar, OS1/9/2

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County Dumbarton

[Below entry for Cruach:]
Cruach, A stack, a high hill, etc, etc,
Cruach, a high hill -
A' Chruach, - The Stack
A' Chruach Note.
a def. [definite] noun fem. [feminine] in the nom. [nominative] case
is generally aspirated
Cruach being a common noun applying to an object of which it is descriptive
It is a general rule in topographical names to write the article before such a name e.g. If there
were Several Knols called Fells, we would write "The Fells". To a house called cottage we
would write "The Cottage" etc, etc, Stack, "The Stack" Pinnacle, "The Pinnacle" etc, etc
Dr. [Doctor] McGillivray thinks this quite unnecessary JB

[Below entry for Beinn Ducteach:]
Beinn, a mountain - Ducteach from Duc, a hillock.

Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 2 - Parish of Arrochar, OS1/9/2

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Arrochar.

Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton 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 Dunbarton, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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