Applecross Placenames Project

Placename

Gaelic name: Bo' Èiginn

Name in Original Source: Bo-akin

English meaning: Reef of distress

Placename feature: Sunken rock

Notes: This name is marked on an Admiralty Chart of 1851, and would appear to be the same skerry as the one more commonly known as Sgeir a' Mhaoil (q.v.)

W. J. Watson's notes:

Map name appears in: Admiralty chart

Feature Co-ordinates: 57.3839,-5.831884

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