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Volume contents
- 1 - Various parishes , Page 1 (start)
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- 30 - Various parishes , Page 30
- 40 - Various parishes , Page 40
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- 99 - Various parishes , Page 99 (end)
- 100 - Various parishes , Title page
- 101 - Various parishes , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN CHRACAIG | Ben Chracaig | Revd. [Reverend] John Darroch Revd. [Reverend] A. Martin Angus MacPherson |
024 | A large long topped heathy pasture hill situated about ¾ of a mile to the east of Portree. Property of Lord Macdonald Its meaning is Rocky Hill |
| MACCOITIR'S CAVE | MacCoitir's Cave | Revd. [Reverend] John Darroch Revd. [Reverend] A. Martin Angus MacPherson |
024 | Applied to cave having its entrance, which is small, in the Sgeir Ruadh and extending it is said to Loch Fada. but it has only been explored for a few hundred yards. It is named after a man of that name that is said to have inhabited it |
| SGURR RUADH | Sgùrr Ruadh | Revd. [Reverend] John Darroch Revd. [Reverend] A. Martin Angus MacPherson |
024 | A range of precipitous rocks situated on the eastern side of Beinn Chragach. property of Lord Macdonald. Its meaning is Red Rock |
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County of Inverness -- Ph. [Parish] of Portree -- Skye
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Skye) - Volume 8 - Parishes of Portree, Bracadale, Duirinish and Snizort, OS1/16/8
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Portree, Bracadale, Duirinish, and Snizort.
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.