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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURIAL GROUND (Disused) | Burial Ground | Dr. McGilivery Eoligarry House Mr. R. McLennan |
063 | Applies to a very small and ancient Burial Ground about ¾ mile South of Eoligarry Ho. [House] a west from Orasay island. The walls of it are about 1 foot high. This place of interment is now disused. |
| SOUND OF OROSAY | Sound of Orosay | Dr. McGilivery Eoligarry House Mr. R. McLennan |
063 | Applies to a narrow Channel between Orosay island and the Mainland of Barra. It is all land and at low water quite dry - and is not navigable for Vessels at High Water. |
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Barra -- Inverness. shire.
Transcriber's notes
BURIAL GROUND (Disused) - O.E. [Old English]
SOUND OF OROSAY - Stump JTH. 7.5.78
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Outer Hebrides) - Volume 1 - Parish of Barra, OS1/18/1
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Barra.
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.