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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 & Logie Wester

(List of Names)
Fort
(Supposed Site of)
Old English

(Various modes)
Castle [crossed out, replaced by] Fort
(Remains of) [crossed out, replaced by] Supposed Site of

(Authority)
Mr Allan Drumonreach
Mr Forbes Crochair
Mr John MacKenzie

(Situation)
Sheet
89 / 1 Plan
Trace 4
& 88 / 4.

(Descriptive Remarks)
This name applies to an old Mound Much in the form of a Danish Fort Commonly asserted to be the remains of a Castle but what name it bore by whoom Erected or when demolished there is neither history or Tradition to state. Mr Forbes who is an aged man asserts that he remembers part of the walls standing which has since been removed for farm purposes. There were pieces of Warlike Accoutiements and bits of human remains found in it but at what date I couldn't Ascertain It is on 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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