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Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 21 - Parishes of Daviot and Dunlichity, Boleskin and Abertaff and Urquhart and Glenmoriston, OS1/17/21

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A Letter from the Ordnance Survey Office Southampton [dated] 13th June 1883

Mr Peter
Dear Sir
Your name is given as an authority for spelling the name of the village of “Fort Augustus” thus: "Fortaugustus" all in one word and with a small "a" for Augustus. As I am confident this is an error I would be glad if you will be good enough to state hereon what you consider to be the correct way of writing the name.

I am, Dear Sir
yours faithfully
G. Herb Boland
[Major] RE [Royal Engineers]

[A reply written in the margin on the same letter]

I never saw Fort Augustus spelt otherwise than as I have put it here, except in a telegram when A was put Fortaugustus to be committed as one word.
[Signed] J. M. Peter
Lovat Estate Office
Beauly
Inverness

Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 21 - Parishes of Daviot and Dunlichity, Boleskin and Abertaff and Urquhart and Glenmoriston, OS1/17/21

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Daviot and Dunlichity, Boleskin and Abertaff, and Urquhart and Glenmoriston.

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.

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