304 ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 



coney, rabbit. Rabbit warren or cliff. On the other hand the word may 

 be der. from Br., coun, cwn ; W., cwn, a dog. 



97.— La grande Porte.— C. 



98.— La noire.— R. " The black rock." 



99. — La platte boue. — R. " The flat sunken rock." See 12. 



100. — Blanche des Moies (or Mouees). — R. See 84. Moie, mouee, a mass, 

 heap ; a term applied to some cliffs and rocks projecting into the sea. 

 The furze-brakes above are called Moies. Other neighbouring furze- 

 brakes are called "La Rocaze " and "Le Cocquerel." Rocaze, rocky; 

 coquerel, hollow. 



101.— Le Havre du Pieouais.— C. See 102. 



102. — Le Pieouais. — R. Br., pic, pik, a point; pi., picou, pikou. The 



expression signifies lit. " these are the points." W., pig, point. 

 103. — BainehU. — R. Kel., " opposed to the other ; Br., banc'hou. 



104.— Le Moulinet.— R. See 6. 



105. — Les Grimes. — R. This word means "rocky bottom." Br., grouanenn, 

 groancnn ; pi., grouan, groan, gravel; W., gro ; pi., groyn, pebbles; 

 la, grun; Dan., grund ; Eng., aground ; N. Fr. of the Val de Saire, groue, 

 gravel. 



106.— La Grune au Rouge.— R. 



107. — Le rouge AigUillon. — R. Aiguillon, a name given to many rocks 

 tapering in a point. See 29. Prove., agulha ; It., aguglia. 



108. — L' Aiguillon d'AnderlOU. — R. Otherwise spelt andrio and anderlo, in 

 which case the word means " the good man." The rock has the appear- 

 ance of being surmounted by a man. Br., andrio, the druid. If we take 

 anderlou as being correct, the phrase means " the pointed rock situated 

 between two places." This term is appropriate. 



109.— Le petit Aiguillon.— R. See 29, 107. 



110.— Le gros Aiguillon.— R. 



111.— Le Tas de Pois.— R. Sometimes called " Le Tas de Pois d'Amont " 

 to distinguish it from " Le Tas de Pois d'Aval " (322), near Gull Cliff. 

 Another form of " Le Tas " =l'Etac, l'Etacq, e.g., l'Etac de Sercq (1,057), 

 l'Etacq of St. Ouen's, Jersey, Etacre, &c. The full form = Estac or 

 Estacq. A name given to rocks having a pyramidal form W., tas, a 

 stack, rick; Br., dastum, tastum, a heap, mass. 



Prov. — La ma'ir qui roule au Tas de Pois, c'hest comme qui verrait 

 iaue quee. 



Trans. — When the sea rolls at "Le Tas de Pois," rain may be 

 expected. 



112.— Les eoehons du Tas de Pois.— R. 



113.— Le rue du Tas de Pois. "The stream or russel of 'Le Tas de 

 Pois.'" Hue, N. Fr. for Fr. ruisseau; o. Fr., man, rue, stream. Mark 

 for the stream : The wall that separates the Vallon grounds from the 

 neighbouring furze -brake in a line with the outer end of " Le Tas de 

 Pois." 



114.— Les grands LigantS.— S. This spot is situated about half a mile 

 beyond " Le Tas de Pois." Marks : " Le Havre des Vallets " (141) in a 

 line with " Le Tas de Pois," and Brehon in a line with " Longue Pierre " 

 (75). Br., lig, roaring; liocan, the name of a roadstead near Brest. If 

 ligant = liocan, it means probably "white or bright colour." 



115.— Les RbaymontS (or Rbernonts).— S. This spot lies between "Les 

 grands Ligants " and " Les petit s Ligants." Marks : Saints' Bay Tower 

 in a line with " Le Tas de Pois," and Brehon in a line with St. Martin's 

 Point. The signification of the word is uncertain. I find, however, in 

 the Br. dictionary, re, too, too much ; bec'h, voyage ; mont, to go. 



