ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 311 



ST. PETER-LN-THE-WOOD. 



292.— Le long Cavaleux. — C. "Long creek." Long Cavaleux is erro- 

 neously called " Confleurs " in the Trans, of the Society for 1895, p. 13. 

 Cavaleux is evidently Kel. Br., cava, cevedd, kevia, hollow place, also to 

 hollow; W., cilfach, bay, creek; Provc^ and Sp., cavar ; Lat. and It., 

 cavare, to hollow ; o. Eng., cofa, cove. 



293. — La touffe de saeus. — A name given to the zigzag path leading down 

 to "Le Long Cavaleux" and "La carriere Torode." Saeus, folds, 

 windings. 



294.— La Venelle.— R. 



295. — L'Equerseux. — R. See 200. The root her, equer, signifies rock; Br., 



karza, to clean, purify. " Rock that cleanses or purifies." 

 296. — L'Equerbelle. — R. See 200. B and v are interchanged in Br. 



297.— Le noir roeher du long" devaloir, or \ E 



du long Cavaleux. / ' 



298.— L'EgTise— R. 



299.— Le Symptome.— R. 298 and 299 lie within " La Carriere Torode." 

 300. — La carriere Torode. — C. Undoubtedly an error for Br., torrod, a 

 precipice near the sea. An appropriate term. The word is der. from 

 Br., torr, breaking, fracture ; torrein, to break ; W., tor, break, rupture ; 

 tori, fracture, cut. 



301.— La Caine d'Aval.— R. See 277. 



302.— Le poureeau.— R. 



303.— Le DOS d'ane.— R. 302 and 303 form part of "La Caine d'Aval." 

 Perhaps called "Dos d'ane" from its shape, or a Kel. term signifying 

 "that which is joined or brought together." Both terms are applicable. 

 Br., dosta, dosda. 



304.— Le dehors de la Caine.— R. 

 305.— La grande boue, ou ) R 



Boue de l'ouest. j 



306.— La boue de l'est.— R. 



307. — La boue Philippe. — R- Perhaps named after someone. Br., filip, 



sparrow. 

 308.— La boue Baker.— R. 

 309.— La belle Elizabeth. — C. I have been unable to trace the meaning of 



this expression. Br., iselbet, low part of the world. Perhaps " fine bay, 



but lying rather low." The expression is undoubtedly corrupt. W., 



isel, low. 

 310.— Le roeher PetiS.— R. Br., pet, how much, how far; is, deep. The 



Br. wond petis, however, is the name of a small sand worm used as bait. 



Br., fetis = petis, thick, massive, compact. 

 311. — Les Cretes. — Perhaps der. from Br., crec'h, elevation. 

 312.— Le CatehUC (or Catelhue) .—Possibly " elevated castle." Br., castell ; 



W., castell, castle ; com. Lat., castellum ; Br., uc'hel; W., uchell, elevated ; 



com. Gr., ogJcos, mass, pile ; Ger., hug el, hill, elevation. 

 313. — La Shoppe.— R. There might be some connection between this word 



and the Br., schilpion, sea swallow. 



314.— La Mouliere.— R. See 140. 



315.— La baie de la Forge.— B. Perhaps der. from Br., forc'h, fork; 

 forc'hein. 



TORTEVAL. 



316.— La Congrelle.— C. Possibly "conger-eel spot." Fr., congre; Sp., 

 congrio; Lat., conger ; Gr., goggros, a conger-eel. 



