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Placename

Gaelic name: Sgeir Chabach

Name in Original Source: Sgeir Chabach

English meaning: Notched skerry

Placename feature: Skerry

Notes: This name does not appear on any maps. Recorded from Donald Cameron, 3rd August 2012. Cabachmeans notched, irregular, gapped, toothless. In this context, it is more likely to be irregular or notched due to the shape of the skerry, which hasa lot of dents. This is the name that locals use to refer to the reef known on official publications as Sgeir Ghobhlach(q.v.)

W. J. Watson's notes:

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Feature Co-ordinates: 57.404252,-5.818519

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