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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOVAT BRIDGE | Beauly Bridge Beauly Bridge Beauly Bridge Lovat Bridge Lovat Bridge Lovat Bridge |
Mr McDonald, Duntalloch Mr James Watson, keeper Lord Lovat Mr. Peters, Factor Report of the Commissions for making Roads and building bridges dated 1811. |
010 | This name is given to a large stone bridge of five arches, which crosses the Beauly river, one mile and a half from Beauly village, on the road to Inverness. It was built by Lord Lovat's predecessor and is kept in excellent repair, at the expense of the county. |
| RIVER BEAULY | River Beauly River Beauly River Beauly |
Lord Lovat Mr. Peters Mr. L. Fraser |
various | This river is formed by the function of the Rivers Farrar and Glass and flows in a north easterly direction for about 13 miles, when it joins the Beauly Firth about 2 miles north east from the village of Beauly, to which place it is navigable for vessels of 150 tons. |
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County of Inverness
Kirkhill Parish
Lovat Bridge. On application of the General Meeting of the County of Inverness, an Act was passed in the last session of Parliament the 50 George III d. V R. c87. "for maintaining a Bridge across the River Beauly to be called The Lovat Bridge, in the County of Inverness. xxx The Lovat Bridge consists of Five Arches, the Middle Arch of 60 feet span, and Mr Burn's progress during the year 1812 has been to build the Eastern Abutment and three Piers to the Impost Course; so that there is no reason to suppose that he will not finish the whole at the time permitted by the Contract , that is, in October 1814. Copied from Fifth Report of the Commissioners for Roads and Bridges in the Highlands of Scotland. Printed 1st May 1
The name River Beauly is to be written in Italic Capitals from the [Quay] at Beauly Village to where the river enters the Beauly Firth; and from the Quay Southward it is to be written in Stump
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 52 - Parish of Kirkhill, OS1/17/52
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kirkhill.
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.