Volume contents
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- 267 - Eddrachillis, Durnes , title page
- 268 - Eddrachillis, Durnes , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE MINCH | The Minch | Fullerton's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland | The Minch is applied to the channel which separates the island of Lewis from the Scottish mainland. It extends in a north-north-easterly direction; has a width of from 20 to 30 miles; is flanked on all the west side, by the island of Lewis,- on all the east side by the mainland parts of Ross-shire and Sutherlandshire; opens out at its north end into the North sea; and forks, at its south end, round the island of Skye. The water in it is exceedingly salt: The currents through it are regular and very rapid. Its depths are generally great but so exceedingly variable as to indicate a very ruggid bottom. The name Minch Signifies "the stormy Sea" |
Continued entries/extra info
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County Sutherland
The Minch [Note]
Written on Sheet 12
Ordnance Survey - Sutherland county, OS Name Books - Sutherland county - Volume 17 - Parishes of Eddrachillis and Durness, OS1/33/17
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Eddrachillis, and Durness.
Ordnance Survey - Sutherland 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 Sutherland, which is in the north of Scotland.