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Volume contents
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUBH LOCHÁN | Dubh Lochán Black Lochs | James McIntyre Gamekeeper William Paterson Shepherd John McLaren Shepherd Revd. [Reverend] A Campbell R.C.P. [Roman Catholic Priest] |
084 | A number of small lochs in an elevated hollow & lying between the hills of Cairn Vangie and Carn a Cuilionn |
| ALLTAN CLACHACH | Alltan Clachlach Little Stoney Burn | James McIntyre Gamekeeper William Paterson Shepherd John McLaren Shepherd Revd. [Reverend] A Campbell R.C.P. [Roman Catholic Priest] |
084 | A small stream rising in Coire Dhu and running into Allt Branach |
| LOCHAN NA STÀIRNE | Lochan na Starine | James McIntyre Gamekeeper William Paterson Shepherd John McLaren Shepherd Revd. [Reverend] A Campbell R.C.P. [Roman Catholic Priest] |
084 | Lochan - "A small Loch." Stairn - A noise resembling the tramp of horses feet. The name applies to the largest loch near the Dhu Loch and the stream flowing from it makes a noise resembling the tramp of horses feet, & hence the name |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish Boleskine & Abertarff County Inverness
[Pencil notes pointing to the circled acute accent in the name "DUBH LOCHÁN" in the List of Names Column]
Dubh Lochán
making the plural with an acute accent has not been generally adopted on the plans but it might be
The termination an is plural the addition of the S is improper
[Further pencil notes pertaining to the name "DUBH LOCHÁN" in the List of Names Column]
Critically correct but it will require the C to make it sound like
???? of the parish says.
[Pencil notes pertaining to the name "ALLTAN CLACHACH" in the List of Names Column]
Alltan Clachcah Little Stoney Burn
[Pencil notes pointing to the underlined letters "an" in the name "Alltan Clachlach" in the Various modes of Spelling column]
Never place an article between a noun & adjective - in this case it is clearly the diminutive termination that is one an
[Pencil notes pertaining to the name "LOCHAN NA STÀIRNE" in the List of Names Column]
Lochan na Stàirne
a feminine noun genitive requires the article na
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.