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Found in 141 Collections and/or Records:

Notes on the situation of Tarasaigh/Taransay houses and placename note, 8 July 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/28
Scope and Contents

Notes on the situation of Tarasaigh/Taransay houses stating that some are supposed to be built over tungas [tombs], connecting the placename Tunng or Tongue, Sutherland [Tunga, Cataibh] with it and noting that Àird nan Ceall is to be found at 'the points of land S[outh] W[est] of the temples.'

Dates: 8 July 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes relating to Taransay, 7 July 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/4
Scope and Contents Notes relating to Tarasaigh/Taransay including that Norman MacLeod mac Calum is a 'good story and Oss[ian] reciter' registered on Taransay's poor roll but living in Steòrnabhagh/Stornoway [Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis], listing a number of sites of possible archaeological interest such as Aird-nan-Ceallc, Tobar Chè, Cladh Chè and Cladh Charain, noting that Cè was a Tighearna [Lord] but Caran an unknown. He also notes that Uamh mhic Cailein or Ailein [Uamh Mhic Ailein] is about ten yeards...
Dates: 7 July 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Observations made on a boat journey between Tarbert and Isle of Taransay, 7 August 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/3
Scope and Contents Observations made on a boat journey in Loch Tarbert/Loch an Tairbeairt, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris, describing the scenery around the loch including 'fine high mountains', the island of Iosaigh, whch is 'like Iosai at Dun an Tarcul is a high hill on the point of Loscintir' [possibly Aoineag Tarcall], that 'Boisdale on s[outh] side [of] L[och] Tarbert [is] a coire deep & pretty' [Bìtheasdail], noting 'Yo'aveag & Yo'a'vor' on each side of the corrie [Geodha Bheag and Geodha Mhòr] and...
Dates: 7 August 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Papers of George Goudie Chisholm

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-68
Scope and Contents The Papers of George Goudie Chisholm include dictates of Professor Masson (Rhetoric and the History of English Literature) taken by Chisholm; other notes and essays on a variety of geographical topics; calculations and statistics; terms and notes for his Gazetteer (1895); notes on the construction of maps for Handbook of commercial geography (1889); and, notes, queries, and heads of paragraphs for his school geographies....
Dates: 1867-1930
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Place-name note for Loch ghro'avig, 10 July 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/61
Scope and Contents

Place-name note which reads 'Loch gho'avig w[est] of Leosvig' [Bàgh Ghòbhaig and Loch Leosavay both Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris].

Dates: 10 July 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Place-name note for Taransay, 7 July 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/6
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Place-name note which reads 'An Dun above the houses in Taransaidh, Dun Chlach north of this. Aird Mhanuis (Manus) arable land.' [Dùn , Dùn Chlach, Àird Mhànais, Tarasaigh/Taransay]

Dates: 7 July 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Placename note and accompanying story fragments, August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/43
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Placename note and accompanying story fragments which reads 'Uiridh = Sgliff = Terrace as Uiridh Ailean nan Sop in Cairn Burg mor [Càrn na Burgh Mòr/Cairn na Burgh More]. When he jumped down when chased. Bail chlarsair clarsair had this for his clarsaireac[hd].'

Dates: August 1886
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Placename note for 'An t Oda Beag' and 'An t Oda Mor', 1894

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/197
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Placename note which reads 'An t Oda Beag An t Oda Mor in Mingnish Skye near the sea.' [Minginis/Minginish, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]

Dates: 1894
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Placename note for Barr na brac, 1894

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/121
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Placename note for Barr na brac [possibly for or near Auchnabreac] which is described as being within three miles of Inveraray from Furnace and now in the farm of Dailchenna [Inbhir Aora, An Fhùirneis and Dalchenna Farm, all Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. The text has been scored through in pencil.

Dates: 1894
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Placename note for Bealach/Coire nan Uraisg, 1894

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/191
Scope and Contents

Placename note which reads 'Bealach/Coire nan Uraisg in the Cuchull hills.' [Bealach Coire nan Uraisg and Coire nan Uraisg, An Cuiltheann/Cuilinn Hills, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]

Dates: 1894
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael