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Volume contents
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- 213 - Various parishes , Title page
- 214 - Various parishes , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EILEAN AN RIGH | Eilean an Righ | Speyside Guide Mr. McLaran Moy Mr. Y. Sinton Aberarder |
129 | Eilean an Righ or the King's Island, the largest of the two islands near the middle of Loch Laggan. On which are still the remains of a building believed to have been the hunting lodge of King Fergus. The doorway is not three feet wide, and in both sides there is a groove, as if it had been closed in the manner of a portcullis, and a hole in each side may have been for the reception of a bar; and near one side of the door is a narrow slit, as if for reconnoitering The rock consisting of the island is of the prevaling gneiss; but, as if for ornament, immediately under the door for the wall is on the edge of the island _ it is traversed by a vein of large grained granite. |
| EILEAN NAN CON | Eilean na Coin Eilean nan Con |
Speyside Guide Mr. McLaran Moy Mr. Y. Sinton Aberarder The above [Initial] J.M.D. |
129 | On the smaller island, called Eilean na Coin, or the Dog's Island, there are no ruins, and the name indicated the belief that it was the site of the Royal Kennel. A few stunted and weather beaten trees, bent towards the east, show that the west wind is most powerful or prevalent on the loch. See Speyside Guide Page 212 |
Continued entries/extra info
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Inverness Shire Parish of Kilmonivaig
[Pencil notes below the name "DROCHAID ABERARDER" in the List of Names column]
Correct
[Initial] J.M.D.
[Pencil note below the name "Eilean an Righ" in the Various modes of Spelling column]
[Initial] J.M.D.
[Pencil note above the name "EILEAN NAN CON" in the List of Names column]
Eilean nan Coin
[Signed] William George Sillifant Sapr. R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 44 - Parishes of Kilmonivaig, Laggan, Kingussie and Insh, OS1/17/44
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Kilmonivaig, Laggan, Kingussie and Insh.
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.