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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISHERTON | Fisherton Fisherton Fisherton Fisherton |
Alexander Falconer S.S. [Sheriff's Substitute] Adam Davidson T.C. [Town Clerk] Peter Falconer Insp. [Inspector] of Poor Local Usage |
001 | This name is applied to an ancient district in the lower part of the town, the inhabitants of which, belong principally to the fishing population of Nairn. It extends from King Street on the south, to the Prince of Wales' Battery on the north & from Harbour Street on the east, to the Links on the west. The houses consist chiefly of one storey, part thatched & part slated but are not altogether in a good condition. Property of various persons. |
| PRINCE OF WALES'S BATTERY | Prince of Wales's Battery Prince of Wales's Battery Prince of Wales's Battery |
Alexander Falconer S.S. [Sheriff's Substitute] Adam Davidson T.C. [Town Clerk] Peter Falconer Sergeant Lynch R.A. [Royal Artillery] |
001 | A battery consisting of three guns erected close to high water mark to the west of the Harbour, for practising the Nairn Artillery Volunteer Corps in big gun exercise. It is wholly composed of earth, without enclosures. & has a powder magazine attached, which, however is of stone. It is feud from the Town Council at the yearly feu of eight shillings, & is kept in excellent condition by the Sergeant Instructor attached to the Corps. |
| MAGAZINE [Prince of Wales's Battery] | 001 |
Continued entries/extra info
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Transcriber's notes
Description remarks for Magazine included in description remarks for Prince of Wales's Battery
Ordnance Survey - Nairn county, OS Name Books - Nairn county - Volume 7 - Town of Nairn, OS1/22/7
This volume contains information on place names found in the town of Nairn.
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.