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Ordnance Survey - Sutherland county, OS Name Books - Sutherland county - Volume 7 - Parishes of Creich and Lairg, OS1/33/7

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County of Sutherland -- Parishes of Criech and Lairg

Dhuloch-beg [Note]
corrupted Gaelic form

Beinn Sgrìbhinn [Note]
probably a name
manufactured from a
Supposed Gaelic meaning.

Beinn Sgreanhaidh [Note]
altered on the
suggestion of Cap. [Captain] Macpherson R.E. [Royal Engineers]
4th June 1876.

Beinn Sgreanhaidh [Note]
(Gaelic form of Screavie)
probably more correct form.
William McKay, Rosehall, says it is never pronounced
Sgribhin (Scrivvin), but Screvvy."

[Signed]
P. Dougherty
Lce. Corpl. R.E. [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]

Ordnance Survey - Sutherland county, OS Name Books - Sutherland county - Volume 7 - Parishes of Creich and Lairg, OS1/33/7

This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Creich, and Lairg.

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.

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