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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
LOCHAN DUBH Lochan Dubh Rev. [Reverend] J M Joass M A. [Master of Arts] Golspie
Hugh McLeod Old Shore
012 A small loch East of Loch a' Ghaineimh Sig:- [Signification] "Small Black Loch"
POLL A' MHURAIN Poll a' Mhurain Rev. [Reverend] J M Joass M A. [Master of Arts] Golspie
Hugh McLeod Old Shore
012 A hollow west of Loch a' Ghaineimh and close to the Sea Coast Sig:- [Signification] "Hollow of the Reed"
CNOC POLL A' MHURAIN Cnoc Poll a' Mhurain Rev. [Reverend] J M Joass M A. [Master of Arts] Golspie
Hugh McLeod Old Shore
012 A Knoll Between Loch a' Ghaineimh and Poll a' Mhurain Sig:- [Signification] "Knoll of the Hollow of the Sea Reed"
ALLT AN LOCHAIN DUIBH Allt an Lochain Duibh Rev. [Reverend] J M Joass M A. [Master of Arts] Golspie
Hugh McLeod Old Shore
012 A small stream rising near Loch a' Ghaineimh and flowing in a North Easterly direction until it joins Allt Briste Sig:- [Signification] "Stream of the small black loch"

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Allt an Lochain Duibh [Note]
An adjective beginning with -d- preceded
by a noun masculine or feminine ending in n- or -t
is always plain in both numbers - as An Nighean Donn
Na Coin Dubha. Forbes's Grammar p. [page] 197

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