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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROMAL MOUNT | Cromal Mount Cromal Mount Cromal Mount Cromal Mount Cromal Mount |
New Statistical Account Revd. [Reverend] Ross Ph. [Parish] Minister Revd. [Reverend] James Allan, Registgrar General Gardener, Cromal Lodge W. Stables Esqr. Factor to the Earl of Cawdor |
001 | "On the line of hill behind" "Campbelltown, there is a circular" "mount, elevated about 20 feet" "above the surface level of the ridge" "and commanding from its summit" "a mock extensive river, which" "embraces parts fo 7 or 8 counties" "This mount is called in gaelic, Cromal" "or Tom Mhoit, It is corruptly" "anglicised into cromwells mount" "In the memorabilia of Inverness" "it is called cromal, and is" "included among the British hill-forts" "of the country It is surrounded at" "the top by a rampart about 5" "feet high, which, from the nature of the locality, is of Clay" "and earth In its western aspect, the" "the wall is nearly straight; the" "area is nearly circular Its" "Circumferenc is about 120 yards" "The approach was from the east" side, Statistical Acct. [Account]. |
| FORT (Remains of) [Cromal Mount] | 001 |
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County of Inverness -- Ardersier Ph. [Parish]
FORT (Remains of) [Cromal Mount] - To be written within the Mount and Cromal Mount to be written to the Mount. P.L.
Transcriber's notes
CROMAL MOUNT - Stump
FORT (Remains of) [Cromal Mount] - Old English
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 8 - Parish of Ardersier, OS1/17/8
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Ardersier.
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.