Place record 1632 - CNOC A' CHAISTEAL, LEWIS

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Mis-transcribed placename. No castle evident or reputed.

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Grid reference NB 21900 42900 (point)
Map sheet NB24SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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NB24SW 9 219 429

Cnoc a' Chaisteal: a small, rocky, heathy hill on which there are neither the ruins nor the site of a castle.
Name Book 1876

Local information (Communn Eachdraidh Charlabhagh) suggest that this is a mis-transcription of a similar Gaelic name. There is no tradition of a castle anywhere in the vicinity of the cnoc. MML 29.10.99


Name Book (County), 1998, Name Books of the Ordnance Survey, Book no.28, 48 (Unpublished document). SWE4254.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Name Book (County). 1998. Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book no.28, 48.

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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