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Volume contents
- 1 - Sleat, Strath , Page 1 (start)
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- 194 - Sleat, Strath , Title page
- 195 - Sleat, Strath , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EYRE | Eyre Ayre Ayre |
Mr John McKenzie Balcharn Raasay Rev. [Reverend] Angus Galbraith Mr McKenzie, Farmer |
035; 036 | It applies to a few Ruins Situated about 2. Mile from Raasay House on North Side of Island Property of Armitage Esqr Raasay House By Portree |
| EYRE POINT | Rutha Oighre Rutha Oighre Rutha Oighre |
Mr John McKenzie Balcharn Raasay Rev. [Reverend] Angus Galbraith Mr McKenzie, Farmer Suishnish Raasay |
036 | Meaning Obscure. "It applies to a point of land Situated about 2. Mile on from Raasay House - On Property of Armitage Esqr Raasay House By Portree |
| STONE CIST [Eyre] | 036 | a short distance North of the point is a complete Stone Cist about Seven feet in height & 3 1/2 in breadth. the Slab on the top has a Relief of about two feet above the Surface. |
Continued entries/extra info
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County of Inverness -- (Isle of Raasay) -- Parish of Portree
Eyre -- A common Norse word: Or (pron? [Pronounced] Eyr or Air) is the Danish form, Eyrr the Norse form, = a gravelly bank or promontory. There are several Points of Air ot Ayre in Britain.
Druem an Aonaich [crossed out] cancelled JTH -- to be Copied into Name Book for Sheet 3/ J.T.H.
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Skye) - Volume 11 - Parishes of Sleat and Strath, OS1/16/11
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Sleat and Strath.
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Inverness, which is in the north of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.