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Volume contents
- 1 - Alness etc , Page 1 (start)
- 10 - Alness etc , Page 10
- 20 - Alness etc , Page 20
- 30 - Alness etc , Page 30
- 40 - Alness etc , Page 40
- 50 - Alness etc , Page 50
- 60 - Alness etc , Page 60
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- 130 - Alness etc , Page 130
- 136 - Alness etc , Page 136 (end)
- 137 - Alness etc , Title page
- 138 - Alness etc , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROMARTY FIRTH | Cromarty Firth Cromarty Firth |
Mr Donald Munro, Merchant. Mr Alexander Philips, Piermaster |
066; 076; 077 | A large sheet of water entering from the Moray Firth at the Souters of Cromarty and extending in a slightly curved line west to Connon, a distance of water of about 22 miles. It contains a considerable quantity of oysters and His Grace the Duke of Sutherland has a small vessel engaged at present forming them into beds for breeding purposes. "The frith finds entrance between the two hills Known by the name of the Sutors of Comarty and runs up into the county a distance of about 40 miles, and is almost surrounded by an amphitheatre of hills, between which and the shore lies a wellwooded and fertile country" "The general depth of the Frith is from 15. to 20. fathoms; it preserves this depth for 12, or 14 miles but after that it shoals. It is navigable however at tide for vessels of considerable size to its furthest extermity" Extracts from New Statistical Account. 1838. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 134
Parish of Rosskeen -- Ross-shire -
[note] Written on 66.5
[signed] John McKeith
Sapper R.E. [Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Mainland) - Volume 2 - Parishes of Alness and Rosskean, OS1/28/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Alness and Rosskean.
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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