Volume contents
- 1 - Arrochar , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Arrochar , page 10
- 20 - Arrochar , page 20
- 30 - Arrochar , page 30
- 40 - Arrochar , page 40
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- 85 - Arrochar , page 85 (end)
- 86 - Arrochar , title page
- 87 - Arrochar , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEINN A' MHANAICH | Ben a' Mhanaich Ben a' Mhanaich Ben a' Mhanaich Ben a' Mhanaich Finnart Hill |
Rev. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] McFarlan, Arroquhar Donald Sinclair, Firken Colin McKay, Gleann na Caorruinn Peter Turner, Auchengavin New Statistical Account |
009 | A mountain, on the western boundary of the Parish of Luss, which rises 2300 feet above the level of the sea. Its top is formed of two distinct knolls with a considerable hollow between them. Its North end is composed of a broken precipice which, to look at from the bottom, seems to be almost perpendicular, and is quite inaccessible. It bears a minor feature, ("Ben Bhreachd"), on its western slope. The name signifies the Monk's Mountain. |
| BEINN BHREAC | Ben Bhreachd | Rev. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] McFarlan, Arroqquhar Donald Sinclair, Firken Colin McKay, Gleann na Caorruinn Peter Turner, Auchengavin New Statistical Account |
009 | A name signifying the Mottled Mountain applied to an irregular shaped hill on the Western slope of "Ben a' Mhanaich" and considerably lower than that mountain. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Co [County] Dumbarton
[Below entry for Beinn a' Mhanaich:]
Corrected at O.S.O [Ordnance Survey Office]
Glasgow
"Ben" from "Beinn or Beann, A mountain, A hill
"Mhanaich", from Manach. A Monk, A recluse.
[Below entry for Beinn Bhreac:]
Ben, as above
"Bhreachd" from "Breac", Spotted, speckled &c.
Beinn Bhreac written on plan
at O.S.O. [Ordnance Survey Office] Glasgow
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 3 - Parish of Arrochar, OS1/9/3
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.