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Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 44 - Parishes of Kilmonivaig, Laggan, Kingussie and Insh, OS1/17/44

Continued entries/extra info

[page] 52
Parish of Kingussie
Inverness shire

[pencil note relating to Meall Sguabach] - Here are three authorities for the best form and that which is the most natural - The shortest form (when equally correct) the better but here it seems to be strictly correct see the three forms below
Meall Sguabach, Hill abounding in besoms or brooms
Meall na Sguaibe, or Sguabaich Hill of the besom or the broom
Meall an Sguabaidh Hill of the Sweeping
Here are three forms of the name Is not the first the true meaning of the name? See page 125

[pencil note relating to Leacann na Sguabaich] - Leacann The side of a hill Mac Eachainn Macleod and Dewar
Leacann see page 106 of this book

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.

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