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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOBAR NA GOIL | Tobar na Goil Tobar na Goil Tobar na Goil |
Rev. [Reverend] A. Campbell, F. [Free] Church Manse Rev. [Reverend] J. Fraser, Manse, Petty Mr. T. Fraser, Burnside Cottage by Ardersier |
005 | A very fine Spring situated at Tornagrain. The Statistical Account in describing this Spring saye: "At Tornagrain there is a tobar na goil, or the boiling fountain, where on a flat, there are various intermittent spouts, and with every ejection of the water, the purest sand rises and spreads round the orifice from which the water is thrown till the weight of the sand changes the orifice, and this sand is distributed in the same process anew". |
| CLACH AN TUILL | Clach an Tuill Clach an Tuill Clach an Tuill |
Revd. [Reverend] A. Campbell Mr. Thomas Fraser Rev [Reverend] J. Fraser |
005 | A large boulder, with a hole cut in the top about as large as a teacup evidently an old cup or boundary Stone, numbers of which are still to be found on the old Boundaries especially of Royalty. The Statistical Account says, "On the old Nairn road, at the boundary line between Petyn and Bracholy is clach-an-tuil, or holed stone, the use of which is unknown, but the water collected in it was imagined to cure wens |
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County of Inverness -- Parish of Petty
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 55 - Parish of Petty, OS1/17/55
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Petty
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.