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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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AUCHNAHOE HILL | Auchnahoe Hill | Mr James Campbell Mr Samuel Mathewson Mr Donald Sutherland |
056 | This name applies to a large Hill Situated about three fourths of a Mile to the North of Loch Auchnahoe it is covered with short heath and a few surface Rocks it Runs East and west and is the property of His Grace the Duke f Sutherland Dunrobin |
CNOC ACH' NA H-UAI | Cnoc Ach' na h-Uai' | Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Joass - Golspie | 056 | [Alternative name for Auchnahoe Hill] |
CÀRN TIGH NAN GOILEACH | Càrn Tigh nan Goileach | Mr James Campbell Mr. Samuel Mathewson Mr Donald Sutherland |
056 | This name applies to a Small cairn Supposed to Mark the Site of a bloody battle fought between the Caithness forayers under Leadership of Kenneth Bu[?] and the Sutherland Men Who followed in pursuit under Leadership of William MacKenrick the Caithness Men were overtaken whilst feasting on part of the spoils and nearly all Slain and the flocks and spoils retaken Date abut 1589 This Cairn is on the property of his Grace the Duke of Sutherland Dunrobin Meaning Cairn of the House of Gluttons |
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[Page] 18County of Sutherland -- 6 Inch Work Sheet 56 Trace 5 -- Parish of Kildonan
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