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Placename

Gaelic name: Ruigh Mhòr, An

Name in Original Source: Rai Mhòr

English meaning: Big reef

Placename feature: Skerry

Notes: A long reef quite far off the north end of Eilean Beag Chròlaig, it ebbs at a very low tide only, and can be seen breaking the water when the swell is from the north

W. J. Watson's notes:

Map name appears in: Admiralty charts

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.3604,-5.8551

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