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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 14 - Parish of Colmonell, OS1/3/14

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[Page] 92

Sheet 67 Plan 12 Trace No. 1 & 2 Parish of Colmonell

"Feoch on plans Ex [Examining ] off [officer]"

"The Gaelic word Fitheach is meant. It is pronounced Fe- ách,
signifies, a raven and is applied to many streams in Scotland
from the circumstance that flocks of ravens are attracted to particular
parts of such streams by the carcasses of drowned sheep.
Not withstanding the numerous and respectable authorities who
appear on this sheet in favour of Feoch, the word, I think,
should be adopted in its purity. (Fitheach*), or written Feach
as pronounced.
W Rutherford"

"Standard Knowe Knockmanister } will be found [entered] for adjoining sheets"

Thomas O. Farrell
2nd Sept [54]

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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 14 - Parish of Colmonell, OS1/3/14

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Colmonell.

Ordnance Survey - Ayr 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 Ayr, which is in the south west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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