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Volume contents
- 1 - Various parishes , Page 1 (start)
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- 20 - Various parishes , Page 20
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACHADH NA GOBHAR | Achadh na Gobhar | Mr. McDonald, Keeper | 028 | This name is applied to a small hill situate adjacent to the Co. [County] Road leading to Dunvegan about 1¼ miles from Struan Inn. McLeod of McLeod is Propr. [Proprietor]. Meaning Obscure. |
| ERD HOUSE [Knock Ullinish] | Ground House | Mr. McDonald, Keeper | 028 | Near the base and on the east side of the above Knoll, there is to be seen an underground house, the entrance to it is only sufficiently large enough to allow a person stooping to get in, the walls are built of stone & it is also roofed with stone. Boswell in his Tour describes it as being a subterraneous house about 40 ft. long, but at present it can only be penetrated about 10 feet, owing to part of the roof having fallen in. (It is suppose to be very ancient). |
| KNOCK ULLINISH | Knock Ullinish | Mr. McDonald, Keeper | 028 | A small hill or Knoll situate adjacent to the road leading to Ullinish, and about ¾ of a mile in a North East direction from that house. |
| SULA SKERRY | Sula Skerry | Mr. McDonald, Keeper | 028 | Is applied to two high water rocks situated adjacent to the coast line about ½ mile west from Ullinish. |
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Ph. [Parish] of Bracadale -- Isle of Skye -- County of Inverness
Transcriber's notes
ERD HOUSE [Knock Ullinish] - Old English
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.