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Allt Caoruinn
Rowan Burn
Cnoc a' Phollain Bheithe
Hillock of the birch pool
Pollan Beithe
Birch pool
Poll an Droighinn (Inchnadamph)
Pool of the bramble/blackthorn
Airigh Fraoich
Heather shieling
Dubh Clais
Dark Furrow
Meall Preas a’ Chreamha
Wee rounded hill of the wild garlic bush
Alltan na Fithreach
Wee burn of the dulse
Tòrr nan Cnothan
Hill/heap of the nuts
Mealll nan Dearcag Beag
Rounded hill of the wee berries
Blàr nam Fiadhag
Field of the blaeberries
Creag na h-Iolaire
Crag of the Eagle
Cam Loch
Crooked Loch
Druim nan Cnaimhseag
Ridge of the Bearberries
Beinn nan Cnaimhseag
Bearberry Mountain
Allt Mhathain
Bear Burn
Cnoc Eilid Mhathain
Hill of the hind of the bear
But see Gemma Smith Pg 36
Fuaran Allt nan Uamh
Spring of the Allt nan Uamh (Burn of the Caves)
Allt nan Uamh
Burn of the caves
Fuaran Bealach Traligill
Spring of the pass of Traligill
Na Tuadhan
Plural of tuagh, meaning ‘axe’, but also ‘cut’.
Bealach a Chornaidh
See further details; Gemma Smith pg 35
Conival
From Còinne-Mheall, the gathering hill, but see Gemma Smith, pg 34 for a fuller and very interesting discussion
Alltan Leacach
Slabby wee burn
Torran Garbha
Rough heaps
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