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Placename

Gaelic name: Càrn Ràineach (2)

Name in Original Source: Càrn Ràineach (2)

English meaning: Bracken cairn

Placename feature: Fishing mark

Notes: (2) Càrn Ràineach is also the name given to a fishing mark which was used for lythe. It is found just off the back of Rubha Chamas Teile where the water drops suddenly from shallow to deep, and is found by taking a sighting towards the south-east which lines up the south-west tip of Eilean na Bà (q.v.) and the south-east of Eilean Mòr Chròlaig (q.v.)

W. J. Watson's notes:

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Feature Co-ordinates: 57.4155,-5.86823

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