ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 303 



73.— Marguerin.— R. Another Kel. word, "wall formed like a rock"; 

 Br., moger ; W., magwyr, wall. 



74.— La pierre qui fend l'herbe.— R. 

 75.— Longue Pierre.— R. See 157, 196. 



76. — Les Capiaux. — S. A certain spot with sunken rocks. The word has 

 probably a Kel. origin, signifying " rock or land projecting into the sea." 

 Marks for the spot : "La tete de la Guerande "in a line with the base 

 of the battery, and Longue Pierre (75) in a line with Castle Cornet. 



77. — Les Apotres (or Apautres) . — S. Another sea spot. Mark: "Laroque 

 au piegne " (36) in a line with the square extremity of " La Ricou " (33). 

 Cross mark: A line drawn between "La grand Paret du Havre de 

 Vaubete " (87) and " La paret de la Guerande " (85). 



78. — Le grand Etoer6. — R. Kel., "confined, contracted." See 158. 

 The Kel. root kre signifies "a rock," perhaps "flat rock between other 

 rocks. Br., et, to throw back ; acre, back, behind. See 1,011. 



79.— Les petitS etOCrieUX.— R. Dim. of etocre (78). 



80. — Milon. — R. Kel., " home, haunt, resort " ; Br., mil. 



81.— La boue du but de l'ile.— R. This rock is situated at St. Martin's 

 Point. Br., boue, boe, hidden rock. See 12. 



82.— Les tetes du Grand Bouillon.— R. See 83. 



83. — Le grand Bouillon. — S. This spot lies about a mile off St. Martin's 

 Point, and contains rocky heads always covered, " Les tetes du grand 

 Bouillon " (82). The water is agitated here at all times, hence the term 

 bouillon, from Fr., bouillir ; o. Fr., boillir, to boil, agitate. Marks : Saints' 

 Bay tower in a line with the outer extremity of " Le Tas de Pois " (111), 

 and " Le Gros Ricardet" (72) in a line with Castle Cornet. 



84.— Blanche de la Guerande.— R Blanche, whitish (rock) ; guerande, 

 either Fr., garenne ; o. Fr. , garende, garande ; Du., tparande, a rabbit 

 warren, or a Kel. word signifying " fine, strong, divided portion." This 

 latter term is appropriate. Br , gair, ande. 



85.— La paret de la Guerande.— See 84. 



86. — Le Havre de Vaubete. — B. A Kel. term, "The bay of the ancient 

 valley," lit. of the valley that existed. Bet or bezel, past part, of Br. verb 



beza, to be ; vau, valley. 



87.— La paret du Havre de Vaubete.— See 46, 86. 



88. — La Rondette. — R. Probably " the round rock." 



89.— Blanehet (or Blanche) du Sauehet (or Sauche).— R. The cliffs above 

 " Le Havre de Vaubete" (86) extending towards Jerbourg Point are 

 called Sauche. Sauehet, perhaps souchet, Fr. han., a kind of grass used by 

 fishermen ; Br., sau, elevated ; blanche means " white rock." See 84. 



90.— Le quai Jean Martin. 



91.— Le Havre de l'Elin d'Colin— C. See 92. 



92.— L'Elin d'Colin.— P. R Kel. words, "messenger of danger"; Br., el, 

 ael, messenger; Br., coll, destruction, danger; colla, colli, to destroy; 

 W., coll, colled, loss, destruction ; com. Ir., calluint, to spoil, corrupt. 



93— Les dents.— R. 



94.— La Fourquie (or Fourchie).— R. "Forked rock." Br.,forc'h; W., 



ffwrch, fork; \j&X. , furca ; Fx.,fourche; It., forcone ; com. Heb., pharac, to 



divide. 

 95.— Bune (or Bunel).— R. Kel., "rock of velocity." Bunel is a rock near 



St. Malo. Perhaps " round end of rock." Bu, end ; el, round. 

 96.— La falaise a COUninS.— Counin, probably a rabbit; o. Fr., konikle ; 



Br., konikl, kounikl, konifl, cwning ; W., civningen ; Ir., conninc ; Sp., conejo ; 



It.,' coniglio, from Lat. cuniculus ; Gr., koniklos ; Ger., kaninchen ; Eng., 



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