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Volume contents
- 1 - Various parishes , Page 1 (start)
- 10 - Various parishes , Page 10
- 20 - Various parishes , Page 20
- 30 - Various parishes , Page 30
- 40 - Various parishes , Page 40
- 50 - Various parishes , Page 50
- 56 - Various parishes , Page 56 (end)
- 57 - Various parishes , Title page
- 58 - Various parishes , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COIRE RUADH | Coire Ruadh Coire Ruadh Coire Ruadh |
Rev. [Reverend] Neil Dewar Rev [Reverend] James Grant Mr. John McKenzie |
088 ; 103 | A hollow situated a short distance to the South west of Sgorr Ghaoith, it is covered with heathy pasture and is the property of Sir G.M. Grant Bart. [Baronet] It signifies the Red Corry |
| SGOR GHAOITH | Sgorr Ghaoith Sgorr Ghaoith Sgorr Ghaoith |
Rev. [Reverend] Neil Dewar Rev [Reverend] James Grant Mr. John McKenzie |
103 | A hill situated about half a mile South west of Sgorran Dubh, it is covered with rough pasture and loose stones It is the property of Sir G.M. Grant Bart. [Baronet] It signifies the Rock of the Wind |
| SGORAN DUBH | Sgoran Dubh Sgoran Dubh Sgoran Dubh |
Rev [Reverend] James Grant Rev. [Reverend] Neil Dewar Mr. John McKenzie |
103 | A steep rock situated about half a mile to the west of Loch Eunach. It is covered with rough pasture and loose stones. Sir G.M. Grant Bart [Baronet] proprietor. It signifies the Black Rock. |
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County of Inverness -- Parish of Alvie
Additional entry for Sgor Ghaoith: Referred to the authorities but they refused to make any alteration, as they said it was locally correct
Additional entries:
Sgorran - A shell fish roasted out
Sgorr - A sharp rock
Sgorran - dim. [diminutive] of Sgorr
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 6 - Parishes of Alvie, Duthil and Rothiemurchus and Kingussie and Insh, OS1/17/6
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Alvie, Duthil and Rothiemurchus, and 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.