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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORMOND CASTLE | Ormond Castle (Ruins of) Ormond Castle (Ruins of) Ormond Castle (Ruins of) Ormond Castle (Ruins of) Ormond Castle (Ruins of) Ormond Castle (Ruins of) |
Revd [Reverend] John Gibson Established Church & Manse Avoch Mr Edward Arthur Rosehaugh Mr Donald Mann Farmer Castleton |
090 | This name is given to the remains of an old castle which once stood on the crest of a hill now known as ormond hill. There is very little now left of the building to tell or judge what sort of place it may have been as there are none of its walls more than a few inches in height. These can be distinctly traced, what appears to have been a massive wall or curtain surrounding the building on three sides, and there are also to be seen the remains of what evidently has been five square towers which stood on the outer wall and on the eastern side of the building there are two deep trenches continued [on page 66] |
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County of Ross -- Parish of Avoch
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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