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Volume contents
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- 133 - Various parishes , Page 133 (end)
- 134 - Various parishes , Title page
- 135 - Various parishes , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TORR DHUIN | Torr Dhuin Vitrified Fort (Remains of) |
New Statistical Account Inverness Guide Mr Moffet Newtown Near Fort Augustus Mr Samuel McDonell Cullachy |
083 | "This is one of the remarkable class of antiquities called Vitrified Forts, peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland (nothing of the like having ever been discovered in any other Country), and is situated on a small conical hill on the west side of the River Oich between Loch Ness & Loch Oich." It is very conspicuous and Commands an extensive view, its east side is protected by a precipitous rock which desends [descends] almost perpendicular from the summit to the base of the hill; round its west and south side which is unguarded by nature extends the rampart or vitrified walls. "Partial vitrifaction extends along the walls, but the fused matter sometimes extends to three or four feet from the surface. The theory most reconcilable with the appearances is, that these sites were places at once for defence and becon fires, and in many instances necessiated [necessitated] by the Norsemen 800 to 1000 years ago, though just as probably reaching back to pre-historic times but continuing in use for Gathering places for the Clans." |
| VITRIFIED FORT [Torr Dhuin] | 083 |
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 39 - Parishes of Kilmonivaig, Boleskine and Abertarff and Urquhart and Glenmoriston, OS1/17/39
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Kilmonivaig, Boleskine and Abertarff, 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.