ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 211 



1,444.— TPOis Vaux.— V.P.B.R.— " The three valleys." An appropriate 

 term. See 1,424. The rocks near the Point are called, " Boues des 

 Trois Vaux." 



1,445. — Garden Roeks. — These rocks are connected with the following: — 

 1,446, 1,448. 



1,446.— La Dame des Etats.— See 111. 



1,447.— La boue des Etats.— R. See 111, 546. 



1,448.— Les ^tats.-R. See 111, 546, 1,447. 



1,449.— Le Puits.— CI. B. 



1,450.— Aiguillons Etae.— Br., tas, das, heap. See 29, 107, 111, 1,537. 



Com. Sp., aguja. Fr., aiguille. The Needles are three well-known 



pointed rocks in the Isle of Wight. 



1,451.— Les boues des Puits.— (Ledge.) 



1,452.— Esealiers Galeaux. — CI. Kel., gal, hard, strong. Com. Fr., 

 galet. See 1,399. 



1,453.— Les degres.— CI. 



1,454. — Fosse Malieres. — B. Br., mail, mal, mutilated, broken; mala, to 

 grind. Com. W., mal = Lat., molitura, tritura. Lat., molere. Gk., 

 mulein. Heb., mul, 



1,455.— La tete de Judemare.— CI. P. Kel., term. "The place where 

 the sea makes a noise. Br., iudal, iuzal, mail, yudal, judal, to yell from 

 afar and with effort. W., udo, uwdo = Lat. ululare. W., wylo, to wail. 

 Com. Heb., ialal, alal. Ar., ivalula. Syr., alel. San., ululis, ulukas. 

 Gk., alalazo, Eng., yell, howl, wail. Ger., liallen, gellen, or gallen, to 

 sound loudly. Gael, ual-lam. Fr., hurler. Mare is simply " sea." 

 Br. W., mor, mor. Lat., mare. Fr., mer. 



1,456.— Le Tae a Ribbon.— CI. R. Tac, heap. See 111, 1,450, 1,537. 



The cliff has stripes of reddish rocks of different shades. 



1,457. — Mont Robilliard. — R. This rock has the appearance of a man. 



1,458.— Aiguillons or Needles.— R. See 1,450. 



1,459. — Opbouee. — R. Br., or or hor, our. Bouee, hidden or sunken rock. 



See 12 (Guernsey Section). 

 1,460.— Boues des Orbouees.— R. See 1,459. 

 1,461. — Coupe. — R. This rock is sometimes called ''the cocked hat," 



which it somewhat resembles in appearance. N. Fr., coupot. Fr., 



coupeau. O. Fr., cope. Sp., copete, top, summit. O. Fr., coupe, cocked 



= Fr. cocu. 



1,462.— La pierre au Vrae (op Vraie).— R. n. fr., vrac, wrasse or 



rock fish; vraic, sea-weed. Br., varey. N. fr., vrecquiei, to gather sea- 

 weed. Br., frega = vreka, to rend. In this latter case "dangerous 

 rock." It is said the rock looks like a boat. 



1,463.— Le Puits JePVais.— P. Br., gwerc'h, green, bitter, dangerous. 

 W., gwerh. 



1,464.— Foulere OP Telegraph Bay.— The telegraph cable was laid here. 

 The word foulere seems obscure. I have seen it spelt (Fouleur?) The 

 Kel. root foul means large, great. Com. Fr., foule. er, "noise, din, 

 crash," but also " rock." 



1,465.— Au Foulere OP FouleuP.— CI. See 1,464. 



1,466.— Tae a FoUPgieP.— CI. Br., foure'h, forked. See 94, 111, 546. 



1,467.— Les Joints.— R. 



1,468.— La FoUPChie.— R. See 94, 1,402. The name is given to several 

 rocks in the islands. 



