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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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FOSHIGARY | Foisigarry Foshigary Foisegearraidh |
Donald McVicar J. Macdonald Esq Factor Angus McLean Gamekeeper A. A. Carmichael Esq |
029 | Is applied to the ruins of a small hamlet situate near the coast 3/4 of a mile north-east from the farm house of Scolpeg on the property of Sir J. P. Orde [Sir John Powlett Orde Baronet]. |
HULA-GEO | Hula-geo Hula-geoh |
Donald McVicar A. A. Carmichael Esq |
029 | Is applied to a small round bay north-west and adjacent to Foshigary. No English meaning could be got for the name. |
EILEAN FOSHIGARY | Eilean nam Gillian Eilean Foshigary |
Donald McVicar A. A. Carmichael Esq J. Macdonald Esq Factor |
029 | A small island on the foreshore of Foshigary. The name signifies "Island of the boys". |
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