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Gaelic name: Monument, The

Name in Original Source: Monument, The

English meaning: Monument, The

Placename feature: Man-made

Notes: A man-made cairn of stones on the top of Bad Chnapach (q.v.) constructed, according to local tradition, by a boy who wanted the monument to give the impression that, when viewed from below, he was still doing his job of watching over the cows

W. J. Watson's notes:

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Feature Co-ordinates: 57.3847,-5.8098

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