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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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[Extracts from Old Statistical Account] ------- Examiners replies to each of the underlined portions

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up by the late Sir Alexander McKenzie of Avoch, at the farm
of Woodhead in this parish, from which to get materials for ------- Shewn on Trace,
building a farmhouse; and in the centre of it, was found a rude ------- but no information
sarcophagus made up of large flags, containing a quantity ------- can be obtained respecting
of human bones of immense size, which, on being exposed to the ------- the finding of bones
air for a very short time, crumbled down to the finest powder,
[an] earthen tumulus or mound being broken into, at Jemimaville ------- not in this parish
[---] Major Munro, and earthern urn of a a very antique form was found
[in] it, and which is at present in the possession of that gentleman.
The present incumbent, about two years ago, employed a man ------- Mr Patton, who
[to] trench a piece of moor on the upper aprt of his glebe: the ------- examined this work,
[---ular] base of an Ancient Pictish House occupied one particular ------- says, that no information
[--- got,] in trenching which a stone vessel was found imbedded in the ------- can be obtained in
[---] and resembling a cup about 4 inche in diameter, and made of ------- the locality respecting
[a] piece of hard whinstone. This curious relic, now in the possession ------- this cup
[of] the present incumbent, is perhaps as old as the days of Druidism.
Ancient Buildings. - The only remains of ancient buildings are
[the] ruins of Castlecraig or Tigh na Craig (the house of the rock) ------- Written & Described
[in] the west end of the parish. It is built on the edge of a precipice
[---] by the shore of the Cromarty Frith, and was originally sur-
ounded by a stone wall, but the fragments of which now only
[remains] to the north east and West of it. From what family,
[the] lands and Castle were purchased by the Gordons of Newhall
[are] not certain.
The united parish is divided among 9 heritors, three of whom
[---] only Resident. Colin McKenzie Esq. of Newhall is patron of
[the] parish, and proprietor of about one half of it.
The next property in point of extent is that of Poyntzfield ------- Written & Described
The present proprietor is George Gunn Munro Esq.
The other properties in the parish are those of Braelangwell ------- Written & Described
belonging to Duncan Davidson Esq. of Tulloch Drimcudden at ------- Written & Described
present in the hands of the Trustees of the late Donald McKenzie
Esq, of Newhall. Kinbeachie, the property of Thomas Urquhart Esqr ------- Written & Described
[East] Culbo the property of Dr [Doctor] McKenzie. Woodhead the ------- Written & Described
property
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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

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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