The book Arran; - Cook Clan

O.-N. Stem. Modern Name.
VOL. II.
Sannox (properly
Sannaig).
Glen Shiirig.
APPENDIX D 37T
Ancient Spellings. Derivation and Meaning.
1590 Braidwick.
1600 Blaeu, Brod-
wicJc.
1778 Brodovk-k.
Blaeu, Sennoc.
1450 Glenservaig.
1590 Glen Sherwik.
There are at least four
places called Breidavik
in Iceland. Both parts
ofthename are extremely
common in the composition
of place-names.
: ;
Sandvik = Sand - bay
(Sandr, in composition
Sand- and Sanda- = sani,
and vik). Cp. Sandvik,
Sandfell, Sandgil, Sandvatn,
etc., etc., in Iceland.
Sannaig in Islay,
Jura, and Knoydart.
Professor Olsen of
Christiania suggests
Hjarit-vik = herd bay
(hjorct, fem., herd). Cp
Hj altland, now Shetland
Norweg. place - name
Hjard-kinn (herd-slope),
now pronounced with
Sh-.
Note.—The fact that
the old sea-line at this
part of Arran was considerably
higher than at
present makes it certain
that a few centuries ago,
at the inner end of
Brodick Bay, there would
be a distinct smaller bay
indenting the land just
where the Rosa and
Shurig waters join.
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