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Volume contents
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- 214 - North Uist (part 1) , Title page
- 215 - North Uist (part 1) , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKELLOR | Skellor (burial ground) Cladh Sgealoir |
Mr Morrison, Farmer, Dunskellor, Sollas by Lochmaddy J. Macdonald Esq A. A. Carmichael Esq |
030 | This name is applied to an ancient burying place, situated 30 chains north from the farm house called Dunskellor. It is a sandy knoll and a number of graves and rude stones are to be seen on the summit. Recently, a quantity of ashes and [word cut off by fold] which appeared to have been used in ...ding [part of word cut off by fold] were exposed at this burying place by the wind having moved the sand which covered them. Actorway (? word hard to decipher?) is said to have been buried here. |
| DUN (at Skellor) | Dun (at Skellor) | Mr Morrison, Farmer, Dunskellor, Sollas by Lochmaddy | 30 | This name signifies "fort" and is applied to the site of an ancient fort similar to the other "Duns" one might meet with on this island. It is situate in the district of Sollas and appears to have been of the ordinary size - or about [number cut off by fold] links in diameter and circular in shape. A few stones of the wall are still to be seen. |
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North Uist -- Co. [County] of Inverness
Transcriber's notes
This page has unfortunately been folded carelessly and has cut off a number of words and numbers, which cannot be resolved unless someone accesses the original material.
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Outer Hebrides) - Volume 6 - Parish of North Uist, OS1/18/6
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of North Uist.
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.