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Volume contents
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLT AN DOIRE | Allt an Doire Allt an Doire Allt an Doire |
Revd. [Reverend] D. McKinnon Mr. James McLean Mr. James Macpherson |
040 | This name signifies "Burn of the grool and is applied to a small stream having its source in Loch Cuil na Creige and runs in a N. [Northerly] direction to Ob Allt an Doire. |
| STROLLAMUS | Strollamus Strollamus |
Revd. [Reverend] D. McKinnon H. Armstrong Esqr. Tenant Strolmas Lodge, by Broadford Mr. James McLean Ground Officer, Broadford |
040 | This is an anglicised name probably of Norse origin, and is applied to a small district containing several small farms or crofts, the houses of which are all one storey high, thatched, and in very bad repair, it is situated about four miles from Broadford, by the road leading to Portree Dr. [Doctor] Johnson landed at Strolmas on his return journey from Talisker to Corrychatachan A.D. 1773 having embarked at "Sconcer". Vide Boswell history of Johnson's tour in the Hebrides. Propt [Property] of Lord McDonald |
| LODGE [Strollamus] | Strollamus Lodge | Revd. [Reverend] D. McKinnon H. Armstrong Esqr. Tenant Strolmas Lodge, by Broadford Mr. James McLean Ground Officer, Broadford |
040 | This name is applied to a small shooting lodge, situated on the road leading from Broadford to Portree, two stories high slated and in good repair Propt [Property] of Lord McDonald |
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County of Inverness -- (Isle of Skye) -- Sheet 40
[Strollamus -- note on page] probably Trolla-moss "fiend's moss". (T under some circumstances is pronounced St in Gaelic).
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.