 - Volume 2 - Parishes of Alness and Rosskean, OS1/28/2&destination=/virtual-volumes/volume-images/volume_data-OS1-28-2/REX01691?image_number=73){kind=link}
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
- 70 - Alness etc , Page 70
- 80 - Alness etc , Page 80
- 90 - Alness etc , Page 90
- 100 - Alness etc , Page 100
- 110 - Alness etc , Page 110
- 120 - Alness etc , Page 120
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNOC NA CRÒIGE | Cnoc na Cròige Cnoc na Cròige Cnoc na Cròige |
Revd [Reverend] Duncan Campbell, Evanton Mr Duncan Munro, Fyrish Mr John Munro, Novar Mains |
065 | A low wooded ridge west of Clashnabuiac. According to tradition a man murdered his wife by strangling her in his dwelling near this place. He was immediately apprehended and hanged on the tree near the east end of the ridge, and his hand was cut off and fastened to the tree. His body was buried in a field to the north. English meaning "Knoll of the Palm". Property of the Trustees of the late Col. [Colonel] Ferguson. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 73
Parish of Alness -- Ross-shire
Cnoc na Cròige [note] Written on 65.10
[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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