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Volume contents
- 1 - Various parishes , Page 1 (start)
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- 164 - Various parishes , Page 164 (end)
- 165 - Various parishes , Title page
- 166 - Various parishes , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALEDONIAN CANAL | Caledonian Canal Caledonian Canal Caledonian Canal |
Mr McBean, lock keeper. Mr McLeod Rev. [Reverend] J. McDonald |
068 ; 083 | This canal was commenced in 1803 and opened in 1822 for passenger steamers, and ships of small tonage [tonnage]. It was projected by, and is owned by a company and the cost of making is said to have cost upward of a million sterling. From its extreme northern to its southern end is 62 miles. |
| LOCH NESS | Loch Ness Loch Ness Loch Ness |
Rev. [Reverend] J. McDonald Rev. [Reverend] J. McCall Mr McLeod |
041 ; 053 ; 054 ; 068 ; 069 | This is the largest freshwater loch in Scotland, being about 27 miles long, and averaging nearly a mile in with [width], and extending from Fortaugustus to Lochend. It is said to be nearly 200 fathoms deep in some parts, and very deep throughout, and has never been known to have been frozen over. |
Continued entries/extra info
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County of Inverness -- 6 inch sheet 68 --Ph [Parish] of Boleskine & Abertarff
Caledonian Canal - A fuller description of this name will be found in the Name Book of the ph. [parish] of Inverness and Bona
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.