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Volume contents
- 1 - Various parishes , Page 1 (start)
- 10 - Various parishes , Page 10
- 20 - Various parishes , Page 20
- 30 - Various parishes , Page 30
- 40 - Various parishes , Page 40
- 50 - Various parishes , Page 50
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- 162 - Various parishes , Page 162 (end)
- 163 - Various parishes , Title page
- 164 - Various parishes , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SÌTHEAN ODHAR | Sìthean Odhar (Dun Coloured Fairy Hill) | Peter Fraser John McDonald John McLarne |
084 | A small hill, or hillock on the east Bank of "Allt Odhar" supposed to have been inhabited by Fairies: the property of Lord Lovett. |
| RED BURN | Red Burn | Peter Fraser John McDonald John McLarne |
084 | A small Stream; a tributary of "Allt Odhar" |
| MEALL NAN UAMH | Meall nan Uaigh (Hill of the Graves) | Peter Fraser John McDonald John McLarne |
084 | A high rocky hill the property of Lord Lovett. |
| ALLT NAN SÌTHEÁN | Alltnan sìthean (A small Fairy stream) | Peter Fraser John McDonald John McLarne |
084 | A small Stream; a tributary of "Allt Odhar" |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 21
Co. [County] of Inverness Parish of Boleskin
[Pencil notes pertaining to the name "SÌTHEAN ODHAR" in the List of Names column]
Sìthean Odhar
little deer hill
[Pencil noted pertaining to the name "MEALL NAN UAMH" in the List of Names column]
The meaning of this name
evidently is a place wherein
are to be found a number
of graves see the word Uamhoag
Uamhach
[Pencil notes pertaining to the name "MEALL NAN UAMH" in the List of Names column]
Meallan Uaghach
the hill abounding in graves
Roman Print
Meall nan Uamh Hill of the caves?
Meall nan Uaigh Hill of the graves
Is it not from caves not from graves?
Yes
[note pointing to the crossed out (A small Grave Hill)] This meaning does not agree with the descriptive remarks_ with one it is small and the other high?
Allt na h-Uaigh?
Hill of the grave
[Pencil note pertaining to the name "ALLT NAN SÌTHEÁN" in the List of Names column]
acute accent see page 25
[Signed] Robert Kane Sapr. R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 16 - Parishes of Boleskine and Abertarff, Kingussie and Insh, Laggan and Moy and Dalarossie, OS1/17/16
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Boleskine and Abertarff, Kingussie and Insh, Laggan, and Moy and Dalarossie.
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.