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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIST FOUND A.D. 1861 [Nead-na-feannaige] | Stone Coffin Stone Coffin Stone Coffin |
Mr. M. McInnes, Galmisdale Point Mr. Donald McPherson Sandavoure Mr. Duncan McPherson Sandavoure |
073 | At a point, in wood, about 2 chains N.E. [North East] of Nead na Feannaige an object was discovered nearly 2 ft. [feet] under the surface, which from the manner in which it was constructed is supposed to have been a stone Coffin, It was discovered by workmen while improvements were being made about 15 years ago, It was composed of a number of flat stones placed much in the same manner as those in an ordinary culvert, Its length was about 5 ft. [feet] breadth about 2 ft. [feet] & depth about about 15 inches, It was found to contain nothing beyond a small quantity of what seemed to be dry earth. |
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Island of Eigg -- Ph. [Parish] of Small Isles -- Co. [County] Inveress
"Signed" A. McDonald Lce Corpl, R.E. [Lance Corporal, Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Skye) - Volume 13 - Parish of Eigg (or Small Isles), OS1/16/13
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Eigg (or Small Isles).
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.