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Volume contents
- 1 - Ardnamurchan , Page 1 (start)
- 10 - Ardnamurchan , Page 10
- 20 - Ardnamurchan , Page 20
- 30 - Ardnamurchan , Page 30
- 40 - Ardnamurchan , Page 40
- 50 - Ardnamurchan , Page 50
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- 100 - Ardnamurchan , Page 100
- 110 - Ardnamurchan , Page 110
- 120 - Ardnamurchan , Page 120
- 126 - Ardnamurchan , Page 126
- 127 - Ardnamurchan , Title page
- 128 - Ardnamurchan , Index
Continued entries/extra info
66f
O.SO. Ipswich
25th. Novr. [November] 1880
Captain M H Purcell R.E.
Sir
With regard to the spelling of the hill "Am Fros-bheinn" questioned by Mr H Blackburn, I beg to state that Mr Robertson Esqr. Kinlochmoidart House , by Fort William, Inverness-shire, N. B. [North Britain, i.e. Scotland]is part owner of this Hill, (and as far as I remember of the principal part) Mr H Blackburn owns the North face and has a residence at the foot of this hill, which he calls Roshven.
Mr. Robertson is my principal authority for this name, which he wishes to be written in its Gaelic form and not Roshven [underlined] which is the Anglicized form, the meaning given for this hill is "Hill of the Showers" which interpreted in Gaelic is "Am Fros-bheinn", as
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 10 - Parish of Ardnamurchan, OS1/17/10
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Ardnamurchan.
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.