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

Continued entries/extra info

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County Dumbarton

[Below entry for Allt Arnan:]
Probably from Arnuidh, impetuous.
See remark on the word Arnan - page 3



[Below entry for Lochan Beinn Damhain:]
Lochan, a little loch, Beinne, mountain
Damhain from Damh, an ox

See remark on Beinn Damhain

Note To write Beinn Damhan, as a compound word, it being the name
of another object is quite conformable to the usage of Gaelic writers

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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