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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUN SOBHUILL | Dun Sobhuill | Donald McFarlane Galson (Informant could not spell) John Morrison, Ordce. [Ordnance] Survey |
002 | The Site of a Circular old Castle, on the Sea Coast, at Gabhsunn O Tuath - no part of the wall can be seen at present, And the natives can give no information Respecting its antiquity or use. It appears to have been about thirty feet in diameter. |
| GABHSUNN O' THUATH | Gabhsunn O' Thuath | Donald McFarlane Galson (Informant could not spell) John Morrison, Ordce. [Ordnance] Survey |
002 | A small village of huts built of stone and earth, and thatched with straw. It is intersected by the Stornoway and Ness road, and by two bye roads. It contains two slated houses and has a large tract of good arable, and a considerable tract of moor land attached to it. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Plan 2 D List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl. [Corporal] Hayes
Township or Parish - Barvas
Objects
Dun Sobhuill - Ruin
Gabhsunn O' Thuath - Village
[Page signed] Michael Hayes 2nd Corp RSM [Royal Sappers and Miners]
29th March
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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