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Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 33 - Inverness, OS1/17/33

Continued entries/extra info

[page] 24 (with 10 underneath) Town of Inverness
Clock Tower situation - 4.13.15
Dock situation - 4.13.20
Cromwell's Fort continued from page 23 - accommodation for a thousand men
On the restoration of Charles II. it was demolished at the request of the Highland Chiefs in 1662.
A portion of the factory since erected there still remains and is used as a drill-hall by the Inverness Volunteer Artillery as also the clock Tower of the same building; but whether this Clock Tower formed part of Cromwell's original buildings or not cannot now be ascertained.

Transcriber's notes

Clock Tower - Information is given within the description of Cromwell's Fort.

Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 33 - Inverness, OS1/17/33

This volume contains information on place names found in Inverness

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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