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Volume contents
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- 108 - Various parishes , Title page
- 109 - Various parishes , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH NESS | Loch Ness Loch Ness Loch Ness |
Revd. [Reverend] A. McRae, F. C. [Free Church] Manse Drumnadrochit Mr. Fraser, Drumnadrochit Mr. MacKenzie, Glen Urquhart |
019 ; 029 ; 030 ; 041 ; 053 ; 054 ; 068 | This is the largest fresh water loch in Scotland being about 27 miles long and averaging nearly a mile in breadth and extending from Fortaugustus to Lochend. It is said to be nearly 200 fathoms deep in some parts, and very deep throughout and has never been known to have been frozen. For its whole length it is used in connection with the Caledonian Canal and it is navigable for vessels drawing a deep draught of water. This loch is wholly situated in the district of Glen Albyn, and in the parishes of Dores, Inverness, Urquhart & Glenmoriston, and Boleskine & Abertarff; but for about 5 miles north of Fortaugustus it is wholly in the latter parish. |
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County of Inverness -- Parish of Urquhart & Glenmoriston
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 56 - Parishes of Kilmorack, Kiltarlity and Convinth and Urquhart and Glenmoriston, OS1/17/56
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Kilmorack, Kiltarlity and Convinth, 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.