Township: (Rubha) Craignis,Hough

Map Reference: Craignish 35

Name Type: shore

Meaning: Inlet of the whale

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Information:A whale came ashore here - Sandy MacKinnon (Sandaidh Ghobhainn), Kilkenneth, 2/1994.
Just to the east of this inlet, at low tide, there are six foot holes in the rocks. At low tide small pink fish, called dearcan, would be trapped there and could be caught by emptying the hole with a bucket - Sandy MacKinnon (Sandaidh Ghobhainn), Kilkenneth, 2/1994.

In 1942 the tanker Lariston went aground at this inlet - Sandy MacKinnon (Sandaidh Ghobhainn), Kilkenneth, 2/1994.

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Languages : Gaelic

Informants: Neil MacKinnon, Balevullin, 2/1994