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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS (Remains of) [Churchton Bay; Rassay] | Cross | Mr. James Mackenzie Mr. Mackenzie, Farmer, Suisnish, Raasay Revd. [Reverend] Angus Galbraith |
035 | This name applies to the ruin of a Cross Situated immediately north of Churchtown Bay, & is said to be the first of a semicircular line which extended from here to the Chapel, its present appearance is a block of masonry about four feet square & about three feet high. This is the Cross referred to in Boswell's history of Dr. [Doctor] Johnson's tour in the Western Isles, and one of the eight referred to by Martin as pymarids for deceased ladies. |
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County of Inverness -- Ph. [Parish] of Portree
Cross -- (Ruin of) unnecessary JTH -- Copied from Block No. 3
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Skye) - Volume 15 - Parishes of Strath and Portree, OS1/16/15
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Strath and Portree.
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.