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Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Mainland) - Volume 27 - Parish of Resolis, OS1/28/27

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Ordnance Survey Office
Inverness
11th Aug. [August] 1876.

Sir,
A question having arisen
as to the spelling of the name
of the Ferry at Invergordon,
Will you please have the
goodness to inform me on
on the opposite margin
how the name is spelt on
your Board of Instructions
and in the Act of Parliament.
Is it "Inverbreakie" or
"Inverbrekie"?
The Ferry is designated
on the Ordnance Survey Map
"Inverbreakie and
Invergordon Ferry."

I am, Sir,
Your Obdt. [Obedient] Servant
P. Daniels
Sergeant R.E. [Royal Engineers]
For Captain Macpherson R.E. [Royal Engineers]
Absent on duty.

Mr. Alexander Philip
Invergordon Ferry
Invergordon

As Requested I have
examined the
Act you will notice
Inverbrakie and not
Inverbreakie the e
is not used.

Alexander Philips

Invergordon and
Inverbrakie Ferry Piers

Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Mainland) - Volume 27 - Parish of Resolis, OS1/28/27

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Resolis.

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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