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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH BHARABHAT | Loch Bharabhat | Donald McFarlane Galson Informant could not spell John Morrison Ordce. [Ordnance] Survey |
002 | A small fresh water Loch appears to cover, at present, not more than half the space it occupied formerly. It Contains the Ruins of one of those circular old Castles so frequently met with in Lewis which appears to have been built of small unhewn stones - no portion of the wall can be traced at present but the Site is Covered by the small stones alluded to. The natives are unable to give any information as to its antiquity or use. It appears to have been about 50 feet in diameter and to have been Entered by a Causeway. |
| DRUIM DUCH | Druim Duch | Donald McFarlane Galson Informant could not spell John Morrison Ordce. [Ordnance] Survey |
002 | A low flat mossy hill of Considerable Extent at Gabhsunn O Tuath which produces pretty good moor pasture and has a few houses at its base. |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl. [Corporal] Hayes
Township or Parish - Barvas
Objects
Loch Bharabhat - Loch
Druim Duch - hill
[Page signed] Michael Hayes
2nd Corpl. RS&M [Corporal Royal Sappers and Miners]
27th March 1852
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Insular) - Volume 1 - Parish of Barvas, OS1/27/1
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Barvas.
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty 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 Ross and Cromarty, which is in the north of Scotland. It was formed in 1891 by uniting the separate counties of Cromarty and Ross.
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