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Placename

Gaelic name: Loch na Curaich (?)

Name in Original Source: Loch na Curadh

English meaning: Loch of the coracle (?)

Placename feature: Loch

Notes: A possible alternative meaning would be Loch of the bog or marsh, according to Dwelly's Gaelic Dictionary. This loch sits inland, south of Loch na Creige and Meall na Coille

W. J. Watson's notes:

Map name appears in: 1905 Sheet LXXX

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.540805,-5.778991

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