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Ordnance Survey - Nairn county, OS Name Books - Nairn county - Volume 3 - Parish of Auldearn, OS1/22/3

Continued entries/extra info

[page]82....................................................................................-- Examiners replies to each of the underlined portions
Loch Lity upon Lord Cawdor's estate................................................. -- not examined yet
Loch Lity A mile in length and a quarter broad rather............................ -- written
below the level of the sea
St. [Saint] Colm's market .............................................................. -- shown
Two Druidical Temples................................................................... -- shown
Castle Hill,which has all the appearance of artificial
formation, and was probably one of those places which......................... -- written "Dooket Hill"
antiquarians conjecture to have been destined for the
purpose of holding assizes.
The following is taken from Fullarton's Gazetteer
Auldearn A parish in the County of Nairn............................................ -- Described
Moray Frith................................................................................. -- written Moray Firth
Loch Loy.................................................................................... -- shown
Auldearn A village........................................................................ -- shown
Brodie A mansion......................................................................... -- Ph. [Parish] Syke & Moy
United Secession Church................................................................ -- U. P. [United Presbyterian] Church written
Boghole..................................................................................... -- written
The Battle of Auldearn 9th May 1645................................................ -- site of shown
In replying to remarks on Antiquities etc. in the
parish; the Superintendent of Examiners will
supply all the local information he can obtain
and state what steps he has taken to obtain such
information
Signed
F. E. Pratt
Capt. [Captain] R.E. [Royal Engineers]
Extracts from the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Lauclan Shaw's History
of the Province of Moray dated 1775.
Aldern Parish............................................................................... -- written
Inshoch with a large old house............................................................. -- written
Lochloy...................................................................................... -- written
Park in the west end of the parish.................................................... -- written
Dalvey....................................................................................... -- written
Penick........................................................................................ -- written
Grange....................................................................................... -- not known

Ordnance Survey - Nairn county, OS Name Books - Nairn county - Volume 3 - Parish of Auldearn, OS1/22/3

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Auldearn.

Ordnance Survey - Nairn 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 Nairn, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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