Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOM RIACH | Tom Riach Tom Riach Tom Riach |
Guide to Culloden Moor Sheet Mr. Hamilton, Cantraybruich Hugh Fraser, Factor, Cantray |
006 | The following relative to this object is taken from the "Guide to Culloden Moor":- On a terraced ground about a mile east of the cairns is An enormous boulder Mass of Conglomerate, called Clach Mhor รก chruaidh-ghorston, or the Great Stone of the Rough Ground And generally Known as "Tomriach" which rests upon a bed of gravel, in which, at one time it was likely imbedded. It measures no less that 27 feet by 22, And 15 feet in height; And at a little distance may be taken for a Highland Cottage which it resembles in size & form. This is the name (Tom Riach) by which it is Known in the locality. |
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Co. [County] Nairn -- Croy & Dalcross Ph. [Parish]
Ordnance Survey - Nairn county, OS Name Books - Nairn county - Volume 5 - Parishes of Croy and Dalcross, Petty and Daviot and Dunlichity, OS1/22/5
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Croy and Dalcross, Petty, and Daviot and Dunlichity.
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.