Volume contents
- 1 - Halkirk Reay Thurso , page 1
- 10 - Halkirk Reay Thurso , page 10
- 20 - Halkirk Reay Thurso , page 20
- 30 - Halkirk Reay Thurso , page 30
- 31 - Halkirk , page 31
- 40 - Halkirk , page 40
- 50 - Halkirk , page 50
- 60 - Halkirk , page 60
- 70 - Halkirk , page 70
- 71 - Halkirk Reay Thurso , title page
- 72 - Halkirk Reay Thurso , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNOC BAD A' CHANNAIN | Cnoc Bad a Channain | Capt. [Captain] Gunn Braehour D.Gunn Dalnaha M. Sutherland Achscoriclett |
026 | A heath covered eminence nearly a mile South west of Cnoc nan Goil and is, like the latter, divided by the County Boundry, thus leaving the one half in Caithness and the other Sutherland. Sir J.G.T. Sinclair Proprietor |
| BAD A' CHANNAIN | Bad a Channain | Capt. [Captain] Gunn Braehour D.Gunn Dalnaha M. Sutherland Achscoriclett |
026 | Bad a channain - this name applies to a piece of Green, rough pasture, on the south east base of Cnoc Bad a Channain, at the top of the stream of that name. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 31
County of Caithness -- Parish of Hallkirk
[Notes Cnoc Bad a Channain] -- Hill of the Small vessel Tuft
my Authorities say, this
word - Cannan, - signifies
an old measure for grain,
I therefore think - the word
Cann - signifying Vessel
must be the proper one.
[Initialled] G.R.
[Note Bad a Channain] -- Vessel Tuft
[Signed] George Rose C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Transcriber's notes
See 6" map Sheet 31A (Inset 26A)
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 10 - Parishes of Halkirk, Reay and Thurso, OS1/7/10
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Halkirk, Reay, and Thurso.
Ordnance Survey - Caithness 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 Caithness, which is in the north of Scotland.