Placename
Gaelic name: Rubha na Feàrna (2)
Name in Original Source: Rubha na Fearna
English meaning: Promontory of the alder
Placename feature: Promontory
Notes: (2) This particular Rubha na Feàrna may possibly be misnamed on this map. Cf. Sròn an Iarainn. On both NG 76 SW and OS 1905 Sheet LXXX, this promontory is called Rubha na Fearn (sic) but on the 1880 edition it is called Rudha na h-Uamha.
W. J. Watson's notes: 206: Rudha na fearna - Alder point. Ob na h-Uamha - Cave bay; also Creag na h-Uamha, rock of the cave. The cave in question is on the east side of the headland, facing the north-eastern bight of Ob na h-Uamha, and is called an Uaimh Shiannta, the charmed
Map name appears in: NG 76 SW
Feature Co-ordinates: 57.58533,-5.81325
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