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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNOCAN NA GOBHAR | Cnocan na Gobhar | The Revd. [Reverend] D McKinnon Kilbride Broadford Mr Kenneth Macrae Sheep Manager Strathaird House By Broadford Mr. Thomas Macrae, Farmer Glasna Cille Strathaird |
This name applies to a large Cairn of Stones situated on the N Bank of Abhuinn Cill Mhaire and a short distance to the N [North] of Cille Mhaire Shooting lodge Through an old tradition it is believed to be a place of Druidical cremation a Cist has been found in this Cairn also Several pieces of Stone of Curious designe The property of Alexander Macalister Esq Strathaird Signifies "Knoll of the Goats" | |
| CNOCAN NAN GOBHAR | Cnocan na Gobhar | Rev. [Reverend] A. McDonald, Kiltarlity, 1896. | 050 | This name applies to a large Cairn of Stones situated on the N Bank of Abhuinn Cill Mhaire and a short distance to the N [North] of Cille Mhaire Shooting lodge Through an old tradition it is believed to be a place of Druidical cremation a Cist has been found in this Cairn also Several pieces of Stone of Curious designe The property of Alexander Macalister Esq Strathaird Signifies "Knoll of the Goats" |
| CILL MHAIRE (Burial Ground) | Cill Mhaire | Rev. [Reverend] A. McDonald, Kiltarlity, 1896. | 050 | This name is applied to a burying ground situated at the mouth of Amhuinn Cill Mhaire and about three quarters of a mile to the S E [South East] of Strathaird House its Signification is St. Mary's buring place; tradition says a chapel stood in the graveyard but no trace of it is now visable, it was dedicated to St. Mary. |
| DÙN Site of [Kilmarie] | Dùn Site of | Mr. John McLean Gamekeeper, Kilmarce Broadford | 050 | This name applies to the Site of an ancient Dùn or Fort Situate near the Coast ½ a Mile S [South] from Kilmarce. It appears to have been of Circular shape, and a quantity of rough stones mark the Site. JTH |
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County of Inverness -- Parish of Strath
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.