Volume contents
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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THURSO [town] | Thurso | Sir J.G. Tollemache Sinclair George Logan. Factor. Estate Plan. |
005 | Is a Seaport town, and Market Town & Burgh of Barony situated upon the North side of Caithness, having a population of over 4000. The town has a few very good buildings and a number of Streets well laid out suitable for traffic, Thurso River enters the sea at the North East corner of the town, there is a small harbour suited for Coal vessels and such like, The principal branch of work carried on about the town is the cuting and dressing of pavement. It is said that Thurso derived its name from Horsa, a Saxon general who had landed at the water-mouth of that town, in the fifth century. Its Gaelic name is Inver-Horsa, the mouth of a river or Stream being termed Inver in that language, so that there are [Continued on page 146] |
Continued entries/extra info
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County of Caithness -- Parish of Thurso
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 11 - Parish of Thurso, OS1/7/11
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of 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.