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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREAG THARSUINN | Creag Tharsuinn Creag Tharsuinn Creag Tharsuinn |
Colin MacKay Finlay Sinclair Duncan McFarlan, Strone |
009 | A long and nearly perpendicular precipice of 50 feet in height, situated between "Cruach an t-Sithein" and "Ben Eich". The rock is named from its peculiar position- tarsuinn literally signifying - going crossways. |
| CRUACH AN T-SITHEIN | Cruach an t'Sithein Cruach an t'Sithein Cruach an t'Sithein Cruach an t'Sithein Cruach an t'Sithein Cruach an t'Sithein Cruachanstean |
Peter McGregor Colin MacKay Donald McLellan Finlay Sinclair Donald Sinclair, Firkin Dugald McFarlan, Creagan Johnston's Co. [County] Map |
009 | A well known name applied to one of the highest hills in the Parish of Luss. It rises steeply and regularly, on all sides, to a great height, and its top is crowned with a little round knoll of about 2 chains in diameter at the top, from which it takes its name. "Cruach an t'Sithein" signifies the hill of the little knoll, or, in this case, the fairy knoll, as at a remote period it was supposed to be the resort of a tribe of fairies. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Co [County] Dumbarton
[Below entry for Creag Tharsuinn:]
Creag, (G.) [Gaelic] A rock
Tharsuinn, (from Tarsuinn) Transverse, lateral
[Below entry for Cruach an t-Sithein:]
"Cruach, (G.) [Gaelic] A high hill
Sithean, der: [derivative] of Sithein, a little hill, or knoll
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.