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Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 31 - Parish of Inverness and Bona, OS1/17/31

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[page] 80 Parish of Inverne [Invernesss]
3 feet. in winter 6 or 7 feet. The water of the River Ness possess purgative quality on persons unaccustomed to drink it. The River Ness empties itself into the Moray Frith on the right of the narrow Strait called Kessock Ferry.
The river is navigable from the Moray Firth to the Railway Viaduct for vessels of 200 tons burden

Transcriber's notes

Description of the River Ness continued from page 79.
The last paragraph is written in red by a different hand.

Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 31 - Parish of Inverness and Bona, OS1/17/31

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Inverness and Bona.

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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