Township: (Rubha) Craignis,Hough

Map Reference: Craignish 22

Name Type: shore

Meaning: See An Turdha in Longships on the Sand.

Other Forms: Urra Chràignis - DEK

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Information:Nancy of Dublin, a sailing ship, hit the Hough skerries. The captain clung to the deck and was washed onto Urra Chràignis and survived. The graveyard at the boundary of Balevullin and Hough – An Tung [enclosed family graveyard in Argyll – Dwelly] – is at Sloc a’ Ghuail. There are 3-4 graves inside the wall and the same number outside. Donald Eachainn Kennedy, Balevullin, 9/2004

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Languages : Norse, Gaelic

Informants: OS

Informant 2: Donald Eachainn Kennedy, Balevullin, 9/2004