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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUIM AN FANGA | Druim an Fanga | John McKenzie Suainbost Informant could not spell John Morrison Ordce [Ordnance] Survey |
003 | A low flat hill, partly arable and partly moss, near the village of Tabost on the margin of Amhuinn Shuainaboist. |
| TABOST | Tabost | John McKenzie Suainbost Informant could not spell John Morrison Ordce [Ordnance] Survey |
003 | A large village of huts through which the road from Stornoway to Ness passes. They are built of stone and Earth and thatched with Straw, and present both inside and outside the same uncomfortable appearance as the other huts of Lewis. This village, Suainabost, and Cross, form, almost, the Continued line of houses. There is a large tract of good arable and some indifferent moor land attached to it. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Plan 3 C -- List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl. [Corporal] Hayes
Trace 2
Township or Parish - Barvas
Object
Druim an Fanga - hill
Tabost - Village
[signed] Michael Hayes
2nd Corpl. RS&M [Corporal Royal Sappers and Miners]
12th May [1852]
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Insular) - Volume 3 - Parish of Barvas, OS1/27/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Barvas.
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county
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