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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BÒRGH | Borgh Continued | [continued from page 63] place for distilling Smuggled whisky So much So indeed were the people addicted to this work that they could not be prevailed on to desist by either fines or imprisonment until necessity compelled them to leave it off at the time of the failure of the potatoes when all their Corn was but too Scanty for their Sustenance. The ruins of an old castle is at the north end of the village and the Site of an old church pointed out by the natives near the Sea Shore a School house also nearly in the middle of the village built and endowed by the Proprietor for the purpose of teaching the English language &c &c |
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Plan 5A -- List of Names collected by Thomas O Farrell ca [civilian assistant]
[signed] Thomas O Farrell
27th February
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Insular) - Volume 5 - Parish of Barvas, OS1/27/5
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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