ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 319 



548. — Peehton. — R. This name appears in Cochrane's Map of Guernsey, 

 pub. in 1832. The word is Kel. " The deep one," or possibly "the deep 

 pointed rock." Br., beg, pec* h; W.,pig, point; Br., don, doun, deep. 



549. — L'Eree (or Le Ree) Castle. — See 550. Sedum acre grows on the rock. 



550. — L'Eree. — B. This word signifies " rocky." Com. this, however, with 

 Lihou (538), also with the W., llwrwg, dregs, sediment. 



551. — Padin. — R. "Lasting." Br., pad, pat, duration ; W.,pad, what keeps 

 together. 



552.— Le roeher Nault.— R. Kel. " The rock that slopes down." 



553.— La fosse au heron.— B. 

 554.— La fosse des jardins. 



555. — Flabet (or Flabecq). — R. Possibly " strange, weak, or moving point." 

 556. — La DOUe Sarre. — R. This sunken rock was discovered by P. Sarre, 

 pilot, of Crolier, Torteval, hence the name. 



557.— La Colombelle, or ) R 



Le Colombier. ) 



ST. SAVIOUR'S. 



558. — La Capelle. — R. Lit. " beginning." " First rock followed by others." 

 Chapelle Dom Hue = " The first rock of the dangerous spot," or of "the 

 man that cries." Br., ioua, iouc'hal, to cry with all one's might, or from 

 fear ; W., ioli, ioual. 



559.— Les fonds niaux. 

 560.— Le noir roeher.— R. 



561.— Le bleu gal.— R. Gal, strong, solid, firm. 



562.— La fosse de haute mare. 



563. — Les Founiaux. — Perhaps pi. oifoitnet, der. from Bv.,founn, abundant, 



thick, substantial, of fine dimensions. The word, too, may mean "the 



ropes." 

 564.— Voisine.— R. 

 565 .— Rousse. - R. See 174. 



566. — La haute Banque. — B. Banque means rest. 

 567. — Le Croquet. — R. " Rock formed like a hook," possibly, too, " little 



rock." Br., croc, crok ; W., crwg, hook ; W., crivcau, to curve; com. Ir., 



crogh, pot-hook ; Or., Jcremao, to hang. 



568.— La pointe du Mont Chinehon.— R. See 1,252. 

 569.— La platte pierre.— R. 



570. — Le Boin. — R. W., bwng, orifice. 



571.— La gTOSSe Souffleresse.— R. Probably " whistler." 



572.— La petite Souffleresse.— R. See 571. 



573.— Les boues de la roque Gohier.— R. Roque Oohier = " bird rock." 



Br., coih, excrement ; ier, bird. 

 574. — La Sambule. — R. Br., scm, samm, burden; Br., bul ; W., bwl, a 



round, hollow body. 



575.— Le rueau de la Sambule. 

 576.— Les Charrieres.— R. 



577.— La boue Beir (or bert). — R. Br., bert ; W., ber, short; W., byr, 



short. 

 578.— Les Messelettes.— R. Either dim. of messclles (283), or der. from Br., 



meslein, to praise. 

 579. — La roque Blondel. — R. If Blondel is not the name of some one, the 



word may possibly be der. from Br., blontec = blondec, loach, groundling. 



