Blantashowre

Bleantar Oban - Meaning somewhat uncertain. The first part of the name may be bleanta - lions (also narrow low tongues of land), with an s added after the manner of an English plural, while the second word appears to be obar - dun of fawn colour. Possible however bleantar is singular and the abstract from blean. Muine na Cince is, according to one authority, another name for place of for a sub-division of it. Area (in two divisions), 1,622 acres.

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