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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKENDEITH TOWER (Ruin) | Arkendeith Tower Arkendeith Tower (Ruin) Arkendeith Tower (Ruin) |
Mr. Robert Lumsden Ground Officer Rev [Reverend] John Gibson George Williamson Esqr |
090 | This name is applied to the remains of an old Tower or Fortalice, Situated adjacent to the farm house of Arkendeith. Nothing now remains except the lower Story or Dungeon, and nothing appears to be known about the date of its erection neither can any authentic information be obtained whoerected or inhabited it, there is a tradition in the district that it belonged to the Clergy who held considerable possession in the parish, but the general belief is that it belongs to the Bruces of Kinloss who held lands in the parish in the Seventeenth Century "See Statistical Account of the parish of Avoch". Prop [Property] of General Kirkland proprietor |
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County of Ross -- Parish of Avoch
Transcriber's notes
Arkendeith Tower (Ruin) - German Text
Ordnance Survey - Ross and Cromarty county, OS Name Books - Ross and Cromarty county (Mainland) - Volume 5 - Parish of Avoch, OS1/28/5
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Avoch.
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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