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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUIG PEGHINNEAN | Cuig Peghinnean | John Morison Cnoc Ard Informant could not spell John Morrison ordce [ordnance] Survey |
003 | This is a Small Village of a few Scattered houses in a Small hollow about midways between the villages of Cnoc Ard Ehriboridh the houses are in very bad repair built of peat moss and Stone Thatched with Straw and Header the people of it chiefly derive their Support from the produce of the land adjacent which tolerable good Sandy land Peghinnean means a certain measure of land used formerly in the Lews this village had 5 of those measures. |
| CNOC ARD | Cnoc Ard | John Morison Cnoc Ard Informant could not spell John Morrison ordce [ordnance] Survey |
003 | This is a Small village on Rising ground about 1/2 mile north west of Ness Port through which a road branches off from the main road to Stornoway from the Port the houses are as usual built of peatmoss and Stone Thatched with Straw & Header & Some of the houses are Rebuilt and are more comfortable than the original the village appears to take its name from the rising ground on which it is. |
| CLACH STEIM | Clach Steim | John Morison Cnoc Ard Informant could not spell John Morrison ordce [ordnance] Survey |
003 | Those are four Standing Stones forming a square one at each angle or nearly so they are about 3 feet high of an irregular shape they have no appearance of being used the Same as those at Callanish they stand apart about 2 yards and are as round as they are long no information could be discovered regarding them but that they were called this name from time immemorial. Situated about [28] chains N. [North] East of Ness Port. |
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Plan 3 A List of Names collected by Thomas O'Farrell civil assist [civilian assistant]
Township or Parish - Barvas
Objects
Cuig Peghinnean - Village
Cnoc Ard - Village
Clach Steim - Stones
[signed] Thomas O Farrell ca [civilian assistant]
21st May 1852
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Insular) - Volume 2 - Parish of Barvas, OS1/27/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Barvas.
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county
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