Volume contents
- 1 - Lairg etc , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Lairg etc , page 10
- 20 - Lairg etc , page 20
- 30 - Lairg etc , page 30
- 40 - Lairg etc , page 40
- 50 - Lairg etc , page 50
- 60 - Lairg etc , page 60
- 70 - Lairg etc , page 70
- 72 - Lairg etc , page 72 (end)
- 72A - Lairg etc , loose notes appended
- 73 - Lairg etc , title page
- 74 - Lairg etc , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLT AN RIDHE CHREAGAICH | Allt an Ridhe Chreagaich Allt an Ridhe Chreagaich Allt an Ridhe Chreagaich |
Robert McKay, Strathan Angus McKenzie, Rogart Rev. [Reverend] JM Joass LLD [Doctor of Laws] Golspie |
104 | Means "Burn of the rocky place", and Applies to a small stream running into Allt Lochan Iain Bhuidhe from the north near Daileag an Loin. |
| CREAG NA CHAOL-INNSE | Creag na Chaol-innse Creag na Chaol-innse Creag na Chaol-innse Creag na Chaol-innse Craig Chaolishie Crigkillishie |
Robert Mackay Angus McKenzie Duncan McPherson, Pittentrail Rev [Reverend] JM Joass LLD [Doctor of Laws] Map of Sutherland 1852 Map of Skelbo Estate 1787. |
104 | Means "rock of the narrow meadow," & Applies to a precipitous part of the hill north of Strath Carnach about 1 1/2 miles west of Brae. (Possibly this name should have been collected for Creag Sgoilte, shewn on plan to the north-west, which no one on the ground recognises. The meadow land south of the Craig, once inhabited, was formerly known as Caol-innis, the narrow meadow). |
| DALNAMAIN 1- inch Revision october 1894. | *Dalnamain | Donald McLean Esq. factor Golspie | 104 | See 1-inch Name list of sh. [sheet] 103 submitted to him |
| DALNAMEINE | Dail a'chnamein *Dalnamain or Dalnameine *Dalnamain or Dalnameine *Dalnamain or Dalnameine Dailnameine *Dalnamain Dalmain *Dalnamain Dalnamayne |
Ordnance Survey as collected by Examiner D. McPherson A. McKenzie Robert Mackay Rev. [Reverend] JM Joass LLD [Doctor of Laws] Maps of Sutherland 1833 & 1852 Sketch of Torboll Farm 1852 Thomson's County Atlas 1823 Map. "Origines Parochiales" |
104 | See description in Name Book. means "Dale of the mineral" but has been Anglicized. See "Craig Dail na Méine" to the Northwest of this place on plan, which is correct: I do not know why the examiner changed the name of the place (from which the Creag takes its name) to Dail a'chnamein. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ordnance Survey - Sutherland county, OS Name Books - Sutherland county - Volume 30 - Parishes of Lairg and Rogart, OS1/33/30
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Lairg, and Rogart.
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.