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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAR MOR | Blàr Mòr | 071 | Authorised and described in Sheet 71 Plan 5. | |
| SCHOOL [Eigg] | School (Boys & Girls) School (Boys & Girls) School (Boys & Girls) School (Boys & Girls) |
Rev. [Reverend] J. Sinclair, Minister of Small Isles Mr. J. McPherson, Factor, Eigg Mr. D. McPherson son of above Mr. A. Joass, Architect, Dingwall & Contractor for School etc |
071 | A substantial building situated on E, [East] side of public road leading from the landing place, at Galnisdale, to Cleadale etc & about ¾ of a mile N. [North] of the parish Church, it consists of a schoolroom to accommodate 80 children, & a dwelling house for a Teacher. The Schoolroom has been erected recently, agreeably to the requirements of the education act, and the dwelling house (which was formerly the school also) repaired, the average attendance is 45, the school etc is the property of the ratepayersof the Parish. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Sheet 71 -- Small Isles Ph. [Parish] -- Island of Eigg Inverness-shire
[Page signed] Signed A. McDonald Lance Corpl RE [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
Transcriber's notes
Blàr Mòr - (Marginal)
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.