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Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Mainland) - Volume 31 - Parish of Urquhart and Logie Wester, OS1/28/31

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County of Nairn (Detached) Parish of Urquhart and Logie Wester

(List of Names)
Alcaig and Dingwall Ferry

(Various modes)
Alcaig and Dingwall Ferry

(Authority)
Captain Warren Ryefield
Mr John MacKenzie Parochial Schoolmaster
Mr Hugh McDeirmid Free Church Schoolmaster

(Situation)
Sheet Plan
89 / 4
Trace 4

(Descriptive Remarks)
This name applies to an accommodation ferry for foot passengers between Alcaig and Dingwall. There is no charter and the ferry is rented from the proprietor Arthur Forbes Esqr Cullodan House Who I understand is about to apply for a charter and establish A permanent ferry for the transport of Goods Cattle Vehicles & &

(List of Names)
Alcaig

(Various modes)
Alcaig

(Authority)
Captain Warren
Mr John MacKenzie
Mr Hugh McDeirmid
Valuation Roll for 1868 - 69.

(Situation)
88 / 4 4
88 / 8 -- 1 & 2

(Descriptive Remarks)
This name applies to ten or twelve small one storey houses chiefly thatched they are situated in a scattered manner along both sides of the public Road leading to Alcaig and Dingwall Ferry (they) contain one small Public House one grocers shop and one smithy and is the property of Arthur Forbes Esqr Cullodan House

Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Mainland) - Volume 31 - Parish of Urquhart and Logie Wester, OS1/28/31

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Urquhart and Logie Wester.

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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