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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL OF NIGG | Hill of Nigg | Rev. [Reverend] J. Fraser. E.C., [Established Church] Nigg Rev. [Reverend] J. Swanson, F.C. [Free Church] Nigg Stat: [Statistical] Account |
055 | An extensive Eminence, (Anciently called the Bishop's Forest) comprising about one third of the parish. "It is about five miles in length and one in breadth, and extends along the Shore of the Moray Frith from the North Sutor of Cromarty (the Southern extremity) to the farm of Shandwick (the north-east extremity), and varies in height from 300 to 500 feet." Stat: [Statistical] Account. |
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Sheet 55 Plan 14 -- Parish of Nigg -- County Ross.
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Mainland) - Volume 26 - Parish of Nigg, OS1/28/26
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Nigg.
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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