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Volume contents
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- 137 - Alness etc , Title page
- 138 - Alness etc , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALNESS [village] | Alness Alness Alness |
Revd [Reverend] Donald Munro F.C. [Free Church] Alness Revd [Reverend] Alexander Fraser F.C. [Free Church] Achnagarron Mr McKenzie Postmaster Alness. W. McKenzie Esq. Achandunie |
065 | A considerable village on the public road between Dingwall and Invergordon 10 miles from the former and three from the latter place. It is divided into two parts by the River Alness and is thus partly in the parish of Rosskeen and partly in the parish of Alness. That portion in RossKeen parish consists of the principal Street and two paralell lanes on the North, which are again connected by two narrow lanes running north and south, and contains an Hotel an Inn, the Post Office, the market Stance, the Railway Station, and a Congregational school belonging to the Free Church. It is supplied with water conveyed in pipes from springs north of the village. This portion is the property of Alexander Matheson Esq. of Ardross. The part west of Alness Bridge consists of part of the principal Street only, and contains two Inns. Water is obtained from the river or from wells. Property of Stewart D. Munro Esqr. "The village of Alness is divided nearly equally between this and the neighbouring parish of RossKeen by the river of the same name which forms the eastern boundary of Alness." Extract from the Statistical Account, dated 1840. |
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Parish of Alness -- Ross-shire
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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