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This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:

“The people to whom Tobar Theàrlaig Mhòir, ‘Big Charlie’s well’, Tobar Muinntir Dhòmhnaill Ruaidh, ‘the well of Red Donald’s people’ or Tobar Iain Mhic Dhòmhnaill, ‘John MacDonald’s well’, each refer are unknown.”

Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 48

This place-name is not found on any maps.

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