http://stravaiger.com/blog/tags/etive/ Recent content in Etive on eBothy Blog Hugo en-us Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2007/12/29/old-hill-names-for-starbh-trilleachan-and-beinn-abheithir/ Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2007/12/29/old-hill-names-for-starbh-trilleachan-and-beinn-abheithir/ <p>I was down at the neebs for dinner yesterday and had a good look at their collection of nautical maps, one of which is a beautifully drawn survey map of 1861, &ldquo;Lochs Etive and Creran&rdquo;, surveyed by Commander E.J. Bedford F.R.G.S. I compared it to a modern map of the area, which seemed dull and lifeless in comparison and then a few things jumped out of the pages and I discovered some old gems of hill names.</p>