310 ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 



TORTEVAL. 



265.— La ehambre a pigeons.— Cl. 



266. — Le pot de Vin. — R. Be vin might be a corruption of Br., devi, to 



burn. See 1,136. 

 267.— Toulette.— R. 1. Br., toull, hollow ; toulla, to hollow, perforate ; W., 



tyllog, perforated ; tyllu, to bore, pierce ; twl, cavity. In this case 



"perforated, cavernous rock." 2. Br., toul, dog-fish; Fr., roussette. It 



is worthy of observation that a neighbouring rock (269) bears the latter 



name. 

 268. — Les ECPilleUPS. — Br., gril, obstacle ; eh, point ; grilia, to shatter. 

 269.— La Roussette.— R. See 267. 

 270. — La Jument. — R. A vessel having a mare on board was wrecked in 



this locality ; the rock was by mistake taken for the mare swimming in 



the water. 



271.— La poque du Coin.— R. 



272.— La platte boue.— R. See 99. 



273.— Le creux Mahie (or Mahiel).— "The flattened cavern," or "the 

 cavern of the chief." Br., maker, chief ; make, Matthew ; make, flat. 



274.— Le Vaumenquin.— V. " The valley of the white rock." Vau, valley ; 

 men, rock ; Jcann, white. 



275. — Le Tas Lungue, or \ "It is the side of the passage." Br., tdl, 



Talangue, or > R. face, front ; talog, having a large front ; 



Talanguet. ) Br., ang'uet, the ford, passage. 



276.— Les Thielles (or Tielles).— R. Cl. With respect to the cliff, "accli- 

 vity." W., tyle, steep ascent; Ar., tella, to mount; com. G-er., thai, 

 valley. With respect to the rocks, "united, connected rocks." Br., ti, 

 si, ell; the latter word signifies "parts, members." Statice Umonium, 

 inula crithmoides, and atriplex (obione) portulacordes are found at the base of 

 the cliff. 



277. — Les Caines (or Kaines) d'Amont. — R. The word caine has three 

 forms: Caine, haine and quaine, e.g., Rocquaine (476). O. Fr., caine; 

 Br., kein, ledge, back. 



278.— La Cheminee, No. 2.— R. 



279.— Le FoUPque.— R. "Forked rock." Fr., fourchu. See 94, 191. 

 280.— La boue du Foupque.— R. 



281. — L'HePbe. — B. Br., Herbert h, shelter ; com. Fr., abri. 



282. — Les AuqiietS. — R. Kel., "rocks of troubled waters." The Kel. root 



au, water. The latter part of the word signifies " to move, trouble," 



also " to churn "; loc'ha, to move. 

 283.— Les Messelles. — R. "Mussel rocks." Br., mescl, mussel; Lat., 



musculus. 

 284.— Les BouffeUPes.— R. Fr., boaffer ; Prove, and Sp., bufar. The sea 



swells and breaks here heavily at high water. 

 285.— La fosse Piquenot.— C. Kel., " dangerous spot." 



286.— La chartee de coup.— R. 



287.— L'Aiguillon.— R. 



288.— Le noip poehep de la fosse Piquenot.— R. 



289.— Le pouge poehep.— R. 



290.— Le pueau de la tuapaie. 



291.— Le COl du long Cavaleux.— P. W., col, peak, summit. 



At this point the parish of St. Peter-in-the-Wood divides Torteval 

 into two parts. 



